Vijay Mallya Gets 4 Months' Jail, Rs 2,000 Fine In Contempt Of Court Case

The Supreme Court today sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months in jail and a fine of ₹ 2,000 for a 2017 contempt of court case. Mallya was convicted of contempt in 2017 over transferring $40 million to his children in violation of court orders. The fine is to be deposited within four weeks to the Supreme Court legal services authority, failing which a further sentence of two months will be added, the court said.