Wadia Group scion and co-owner of IPL team Kings XI Punjab, Ness Wadia has been sentenced to a two-year jail term by a court in Japan over alleged possession of drugs, according to a media report. Reacting to the report, a Wadia group spokesperson said Ness Wadia is in India. It is a suspended sentence. According to the report, the Sapporo District Court handed Wadia a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years. Ness Wadia is director in major firms of the Wadia group, including Bombay Dyeing and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd.

Source: dna April 30, 2019 12:00 UTC