Veteran actor Jaya Prada jailed for six months

Azha Khan

Correspondent

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Actor and politician, Jaya Prada has been jailed for six months in a historical case for not paying the ESI money to workers of her theatre.

Reports say that Prada has also been imposed a fine of Rs. 5000. Prada, along with her business partners, Ram Kumar and Raja Babu were also found guilty.

The theatre, which is no longer operational, was set-up in Chennai. However, when it closed down, its workers complained against Jaya for not paying the ESI money for the workers which was deducted from their salaries.

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