Guwahati: Patiala Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehendi has been arrested for allegedly being involved in 2003 human trafficking case.
According to reports, he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a 19-year-old case of human trafficking.
Patiala court on Thursday announced a two-year of imprisonment.
Reportedly, his application for release on probation was also dismissed by the court. In fact, the court is said to have ordered an immediate arrest of the Punjabi singer.
Talking about the judgement, the complainant’s lawyer, advocate Gurmeet Singh told ANI, “Singer Daler Mehndi sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a human trafficking case of 2003. He has been taken into custody (by police). His application for release on probation also dismissed by the court”. According to a report published in Times Now, it was a review hearing in the case wherein Daler Mehendi was convicted in the 2003 human trafficking case. He was sentenced to two years of jail in 2018. However, Mehndi was granted bail soon after the judgement. He was convicted under sections 406, 420, 120B, 465, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Indian Passport Act after an FIR was registered in the Sadar Patiala police station in 2003.
The court pronounced Daler Mehendi guilty and the judgement was announced.
The case dates back to 2003 and a total of 31 cases have been filed against Daler Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Singh.