The JMFC Court, on Thursday, has sentenced an Israel citizen to two years and two months imprisonment on charges of causing the death of a person in an accident, that occurred at Kodishettipura village in the taluk in December 2017.
The accused is Vasnman Almog, 22. He was on his way to Mysuru from Bengaluru on December 6, 2017, on his motorbike, when he hit a pedestrian near Kodishettipura. The pedestrian, Nanjegowda, died.
The police had submitted a chargesheet under Motor Vehicles Act and IPC 304(A), for driving without an Indian license and causing the death of a person.
Judge Prasheela Kumari, who heard the case, sentenced him to 26 months jail and imposed a fine of Rs 10,500 fine.
Published 13 April 2018, 17:14 IST