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Mumbai Court convicts retired cop, wife in 15-yr-old caste abuse case

Mumbai, Oct 16 (UNI) A special court set up in Mumbai to look after the cases registered under the Atrocity Act convicted a retired police officer and his wife for intentionally insulting the then chairman of the housing society over his caste 15 years ago.
The court accorded a jail term of six months and levied a fine of Rs 5000 on Gajendra Kadam (58) and his wife, Shraddha Kadam (54).
After its judgement, the court granted them bail to file an appeal in the higher courts.
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