A CBI court has sentenced former Jharkhand Minister Enos Ekka and his wife, Menon Ekka, to seven years in prison in a 15-year-old case involving the illegal purchase of tribal land. The court found them guilty of violating the CNT Act and misusing their ministerial position. Enos Ekka was also fined ₹2.10 lakh, while his wife was fined ₹2.60 lakh. The case involved the purchase of tribal land using fake addresses. The court also sentenced other officials, including the then LRDC of Ranchi, Kartik Kumar Prabhat, to five years in prison. Several other accused received sentences ranging from four to five years. The charges stemmed from allegations that Enos Ekka, while a minister, illegally acquired tribal land worth over ₹1.18 crore using forged addresses and in collusion with other officials.
