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A former Indian cricketer and member of parliament has been sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter. | A former Indian cricketer and member of parliament has been sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter. |
Navjot Sidhu, a flamboyant batsman and now an opposition MP, was convicted of beating up his victim in a parking dispute in 1988. The man later died. | |
Sidhu's sentence was suspended until 31 January to give him time to appeal in the Supreme Court. | |
His job as a cricket commentator on Indian TV channels has made him famous for his wisecracks, known as Sidhuisms. | |
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Sidhu, 43, was found guilty on Friday over the attack in the city of Patiala in northern Punjab state 17 years ago. | |
The high court in Punjab took up the case after appeals by family of the victim, Gurnam Singh, and the state government following Sidhu's acquittal by a lower court in 1999. | |
Passing sentence on Wednesday, the judge also ordered the former cricketer to pay a fine of 100,000 rupees (about $2,230). | |
Sidhu played in 51 Test matches for India between 1983 and 1999, scoring an average 42.13. | |
He embarked on a political career in 2004, joining the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). | |
He resigned from his parliamentary seat after hearing the guilty verdict last week. | |
Sidhu is the second high-profile MP to be sentenced for killing someone in as many days. | |
On Tuesday, former cabinet minister Shibu Soren received a life term for murdering his aide. |
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