Former Bihar minister, husband to serve 7-year term in Arms Act case

A special court for MPs and MLAs in Bihar's Begusarai sentenced former state social welfare minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandrashekhar Verma to seven years in jail.

They were fined ₹50,000 each under Section 25 (1-A) read with Section 35 of the Arms Act.

The case involved recovery of a large cache of illegally stored weapons from properties linked to Verma in 2018.

The case surfaced after Verma, then a Janata Dal (United) MLA, was linked to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.

The CBI raid found a 3-0-3 rifle, along with other arms and ammunition at Verma's homes in Sripur Arjun Tola and Khanjhapur village.