<p>Three local journalists and their two associates were today sentenced to five years imprisonment by a local court for blackmailing and looting a number of people including a Jhalawar-based person, who blew the lid off the case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The sentence was awarded by Seventh Additional Sessions Judge, A K Shukla to scribes-- Anil Tiwari, Abhay Tirwar and Sachin Goyal-- and their two associates -- Munna Kushwaha and Mona Khan. They were also fined with Rs 3,000 each.<br /><br />According to prosecution, they used to blackmail people by luring them into flesh trade with the help of one Mona.<br /><br />Mona enticed people and after a deal was struck, they followed her to any of the hotels here, where fake policemen used to threaten the customer.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the journalists would also reach the spot and begin shooting the entire episode and later demanded money from the victim by threatening him to telecast the incident on a news channel, the prosecution said.<br /><br />However, about three years back, a Jhalawar-based man Gheesu Singh was similarly trapped by them but Singh later reported the matter to the police following which they were arrested and produced in a court.<br /><br />Among them the main accused Tirwar was an editor of a local newspaper while the other two were working for news channels, the prosecution said.<br /><br />Another accused in the case was released on benefit of doubt.</p>
<p>Three local journalists and their two associates were today sentenced to five years imprisonment by a local court for blackmailing and looting a number of people including a Jhalawar-based person, who blew the lid off the case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The sentence was awarded by Seventh Additional Sessions Judge, A K Shukla to scribes-- Anil Tiwari, Abhay Tirwar and Sachin Goyal-- and their two associates -- Munna Kushwaha and Mona Khan. They were also fined with Rs 3,000 each.<br /><br />According to prosecution, they used to blackmail people by luring them into flesh trade with the help of one Mona.<br /><br />Mona enticed people and after a deal was struck, they followed her to any of the hotels here, where fake policemen used to threaten the customer.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the journalists would also reach the spot and begin shooting the entire episode and later demanded money from the victim by threatening him to telecast the incident on a news channel, the prosecution said.<br /><br />However, about three years back, a Jhalawar-based man Gheesu Singh was similarly trapped by them but Singh later reported the matter to the police following which they were arrested and produced in a court.<br /><br />Among them the main accused Tirwar was an editor of a local newspaper while the other two were working for news channels, the prosecution said.<br /><br />Another accused in the case was released on benefit of doubt.</p>