Punjab (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Cricketer turned Politician and Congress Leader Navjot Singh Sidhu surrendered in Patiala after being convicted in a road rage case. Supreme Court sentenced him to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago. He had earlier requested a few more weeks to surrender on health grounds.
Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Navjot Sidhu in the Supreme Court, was told by Justice AM Khanwilkar to approach the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. But the “matter could not be mentioned before the Chief Justice”, said Mr Sidhu’s team.
Mr Sidhu had yesterday tweeted after the order that he would “submit to the majesty of law”.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered one-year “rigorous imprisonment” for the cricketer-turned-politician, who recently quit as Punjab Congress chief after his party’s defeat in the state election.
