Coimbatore, March 28 -- The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Coimbatore has convicted six accused in an overseas job scam case, sentencing five of them to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 54 lakh, while another accused was sentenced four years of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 2 lakh.

The convicted individuals include Pulliyil Cheriyan, Managing Director of the firm, along with Francis Arun, Asha Sharlet, and Santosh William, who were sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment. Another accused, Preetha Kuman, was sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 2 lakh, the CBI said in a release.

The court on Thursday also ordered the confiscation of the convicts' properties and dire...