jaya: Veteran actress Jaya Prada gets 6-month jail term and fine in old case
Actress and politician Jaya Prada has been sentenced to six months in prison and a fine by a Chennai court following her involvement in a longstanding case where an insurance corporation claimed Jaya Prada failed to pay insurance owed to theater employees, causing distress. The Rs 5,000 ($70) fine will also affect her associates Ram Kumar and Raja Babu. Despite admitting to the charges, the dismissal of Pradas plea has led to jail time and legal action as a penalty. Prada was a well-known South Indian cinema star in the 1970s and 1980s, working in Hindi and Telugu cinema.