Former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa cleared of corruption charges by Karnataka high court in disproportionate assets case. Jayalalithaa and her associates had been sentenced to four years in prison by a trial court on September 27 last year. They were subsequently released on bail. The conviction had forced Jayalalitaa to quit as chief minister last year and she had spent 20 days in a prison in Bangalore.
Karnataka HC acquits former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa
