Cong MLA gets a year’s jail for rioting in 12-yr-old case

Congress MLA Vipin Vankhede has been sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment by a special MP/MLA court in Bhopal. Vankhede and 72 other NSUI workers were charged with rioting and obstructing official work in a case dating back to 2011. The prosecution alleged that Vankhede and his supporters attacked police personnel and pelted stones at them during an agitation. Five others were also sentenced to jail, while 66 accused were declared absconders.