Opposition Congress party’s state chief spokesperson K K Mishra was sentenced to two years in jail along with a Rs 25,000 fine by the Bhopal District and Session Court on Friday for making false allegations against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a Vyapam-scam related case in 2014.

The additional District and Sessions Judge Kashinath Singh pronounced the verdict on Friday while hearing the defamation suit filed on behalf of the MP CM in June 2014.

Inability to pay the Rs 25,000 fine would see Mishra’s jail term being extended by three months more.

Just after the court verdict, Mishra moved a bail plea, which was accepted by the same court. The court granted Mishra bail on presentation of a personal and surety bond of Rs 50,000.