The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Palakkad, Kerala, on Tuesday sentenced Vatakara MP Shafi Parambil to imprisonment till the rising of the court and imposed a fine of ₹1,000 in connection with a protest involving the blocking of a National Highway in Palakkad in 2022.
Shafi Parambil, the prime accused in the case, had earlier failed to appear before the court, leading to the issuance of a non-bailable arrest warrant against him last week. He appeared before the court on Tuesday following the issuance of the warrant.
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In related proceedings, P Sarin, a former Youth Congress worker who has since joined the Left, was sentenced to a fine of ₹500 and imprisonment till the rising of the court after appearing before the court earlier.