Chennai, Aug. 26 -- A Special CBI Court today evening convicted andsentenced three accused to nine years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in aRs 10.19 crore bank fraud case of 1996, while abating charges againstrenowned film producer G Venkateswaran, who had since deceasedand three others.
Of the total nine accused booked in the case, the XIth Additional SpecialJudge for CBI Cases, Chennai, also imposed a total fine of Rs.1,60,000 onthe three convicted accused, while imposing fine alone on the other, whowas not convicted, while splitting the case against a film production firmand shifting to a City Civil Court where the trial was pending.
Popularly called as 'GV" and a highly respected producer, who hadproduced several blockbusters under his fi...