Rogues Gallery – Politicians disgraced

Justice has finally caught up with some Indian politicians, though many of them are walking free. We look at some elected leaders who have bent the law and paid for it.

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Himachal Vikas Congress Party President Sukhram rejoined the Congress Party in New Delhi in 2004, eight years after he was thrown out of the Congress in the wake of a telecom scam. In 1996 the CBI seized Rs 3.6 crore in cash concealed in bags and suitcases from his official residence. He was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment in 2002. AFP PHOTO/PRAKASH SINGH
Himachal Vikas Congress Party President Sukhram rejoined the Congress Party in New Delhi in 2004, eight years after he was thrown out of the Congress in the wake of a telecom scam. In 1996 the CBI seized Rs 3.6 crore in cash concealed in bags and suitcases from his official residence. He was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment in 2002. AFP PHOTO/PRAKASH SINGH