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Hyderabad court convicts TRS MP from Mahabubabad in 2019 cash-for-votes case

24 Jul 2021.8:54 PM

Kavitha Maloth, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, was convicted by a special court in Hyderabad on Saturday in a cash-for-votes case. She reportedly bribed voters with cash during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The MP from Mahabubabad constituency in Telangana was convicted by a special sessions court for MP and MLA cases. She was sentences six months' imprisonment and the court also imposed a fine od Rs 10,000 on her.

However, she was granted bail on Saturday itself. She is likely to appeal to a higher court.

WHAT IS THE CASH-FOR-VOTES CASE?

During the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a man named Shaukat Ali was caught distributing Rs 500 to voters. He was caught by the police's flying squad and subsequently confessed to having distributed money on behalf of Kavitha Maloth.

Kavitha Maloth started her political career in 2009 as a member of the legislative assembly from the Congress party.

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