Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate gets two years jail in cheating-forgery case, granted bail

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Talking to reporters, the minister said the case was filed by Dighole with whom he had political enmity.”I have decided to file an appeal against the verdict. We will do everything in accordance with the law. We will go to the High Court. I have been granted bail by the sessions court,” he said.As per the prosecution, Kokate and his brother were allotted two flats meant for the Low Income Group (LIG) on College Road in Yeolakar Mala area here under the Chief Minister’s 10 per cent discretionary quota.To be eligible, they made false claims of belonging to the LIG category and not owning a house in the city, it was alleged.



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