Hyderabad, July 28 -- A special court for MP and MLA cases, here on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 each on a ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi legislator and 17 others after finding them guilty of stopping a passenger train during a 'rail roko' held in July 2010 as part of the agitation for formation of separate Telangana state.

The Special Sessions Court for trial of cases against MPs/MLAs found government chief whip and Warangal West MLA D Vinay Bhaskar and others guilty under the Railways Act and imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 each which they paid, special public prosecutor G Narayana said.

According to the prosecution, as part of the call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) for the 'rail roko', Vinay Bhaskar and others trespa...