In Pics | Indian political heavyweights convicted of fraud

Here's a look at some of India’s political heavyweights who were found guilty of financial crimes.

Lalu Prasad Yadav: President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav was found guilty in the multi-million rupee fodder scam. Credit: PTI Photo

B S Yeddyurappa: BSY, BJP's first chief minister in south India, was arrested in October 2011 after a special Lokayukta court charged him in case of alleged irregularities in denotifying government land. He was released after spending 25 days in jail in 2011. Credit: DH Photo

P Chidambaram: Senior Congress leader and ex-finance minister P Chidambaram was arrested by CBI in the INX media case corruption case on August 2019. Credit: PTI Photo

A Raja: The former telecom minister and DMK leader was arrested on February 2, 2011 in the high-profile 2G spectrum scam and was later released on bail from the trial court on May 12, 2012 after spending 15 months in Tihar jail. Credit: PTI Photo

Kanimozhi: Daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi was jailed for six months from May 21, 2011 to November 28, 2011 in the politically-sensitive 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Credit: PTI Photo

Om Prakash Chautala: NLD chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala was given 10-year jail term in 2013 in connection with a teacher recruitment scam of Rs 1,400 crore. Credit: PTI Photo

J Jayalalithaa: Ex-Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa faced jail in September 2014 after Subramanian Swamy filed a case against her alleging that during her tenure as the Tamil Nadu chief minister from 1991 to 1996, she amassed properties worth Rs 66.65 crore, disproportionate to her known sources of income. She was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Amar Singh: In September 2011, former Samajwadi Party heavyweight and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was sent to judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the sensational 2008 cash-for-votes scam. Credit: PTI Photo

Sukhram: Former union telecom minister Sukhram was sentenced to jail and fined Rs 4 lakh in the 1996 telecom scam case. Credit: Twitter/@KesariDhwaj