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P. R. Pandian, president, Coordination Committee of All Farmers Associations of Tamil Nadu, has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment and fined ₹13,000 by a Fast Track Court successful a lawsuit relating to harm of ONGC properties during a protestation successful 2015.
The verdict was delivered by Sessions Judge G. Sarathraj, B.L. The lawsuit was registered based connected a ailment filed by the Vikkirapandiyam Police Station.
According to the prosecution, Pandian, erstwhile panchayat person Selvaraj, and 22 others were portion of a protestation held successful Kariyamangalam colony successful 2015, opposing the constitution of an ONGC good successful the area. During the demonstration, ONGC properties were allegedly damaged, starring to the filing of charges against the group.
The tribunal sentenced Selvaraj to 13 years and an further 3 months of imprisonment, portion the remaining 22 accused were acquitted owed to deficiency of evidence.
Police sources said Pandian volition beryllium lodged successful the Tiruchi Central Prison to acquisition his sentence.
