Six people, including the younger brother of Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga, were sentenced to one year jail.

A special court in the capital city of Aizawl sentenced the six accused in a corruption case.

According to information, the six of them were convicted for receiving government compensation through fictitious claims by forging fake land passes and authority letters.

Vanlalchhuana, a resident of Electric Veng in Aizawl, is the younger brother of Mizoram CM.

They were convicted under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

Additionally, the convicts were also asked to pay Rs 20 lakh each as a fine, failing which they will be given 10 more years in jail each to serve.