A Hyderabad court on Tuesday sentenced veteran Telugu film actor-producer and former Rajya Sabha member Manchu Mohan Babu to imprisonment for one year in a case dating back to 2010. A cheque the actor had issued for Rs 40.75 lakhs had bounced. The court, however, granted bail to Mohan Babu, following a petition moved by his lawyers. However, with the film not doing well in theatres, Mohan Babu issued a stop payment instruction to the bank,” he said. Mohan Babu, who had been the Rajya Sabha member of the Telugu Desam Party between 1995 and 2001, stayed away from politics for nearly 18 years before joining the YSR Congress party last week.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2019 14:48 UTC