Ex-chairperson of Amethi Nagar Panchayat sent to jail in fraud case

SULTANPUR (UP): (Mar 28) A local court here has sent former Amethi Nagar Panchayat chairperson Chandrama Devi to judicial custody in a fraud case and fixed March 30 for hearing her regular bail application, officials said on Friday.

Chandrama Devi has been admitted to the district hospital for treatment, they said.

According to lawyers, the court of in-charge District Judge Rakesh Pandey rejected her interim bail plea after hearing arguments from both sides.