Dhar, Feb. 1 -- A civil court in Dhar district has sentenced a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Bondar Singh Kalesh, currently posted in Bhikangaon in Khargone district, for three months of civil jail for contempt of court.

The court of Judge Class II (Junior Division) Mahendra Singh Mehsan on Tuesday (January 30) found the SDM guilty and pronounced the verdict. He also said that the SDM should be kept detained in the civil jail for three months, until that the court should not give order for his release.

Giving details about the case, the applicant's lawyer Anshul Rajpurohit told ANI, "My client Manohar Jain (90) in Rajgarh, Dhar district, had a house built in Rajgarh Municipality area which was about 100 years old property. The Municip...