Nashik, Feb. 20 -- Nashik District Court on Thursday sentenced Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kotake to two years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each in a forgery case.

The verdict was delivered in a case dating back to 1995, where the brothers were accused of document forgery and fraud related to government housing scheme.

Former Minister Tukaram Dighole had filed a petition against the Kotake brothers, alleging that they misrepresented their income to purchase a house under the government's quota in 1995.

The complaint was lodged at the Government Wada police station in Nashik. The case has been in court since 1997, with the court now delivering its final decision.

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