Mohali, Aug. 23 -- Realtor Jarnail Singh Bajwa, facing over 50 cheating cases, has been convicted for the first time, with a Kharar court awarding him three-year rigorous imprisonment for defrauding government officials in the name of an affordable housing project.

Bajwa, who is the chairman and managing director of realty firm Bajwa Developers Private Limited (BDL), has also been told to pay a fine of Rs.10,000 by the court of judicial magistrate first class (JMIC), Kharar, Chahat Chhabra.

The case was lodged by Commander Kuldeepak Mittal (retd), chairman of the government officials welfare organisation (GOWO) and power of attorney holder of India Affordable Housing Solutions Pvt Ltd (IAHSPL).

According to the complainant, Bajwa had a...