US: IITian sentenced for 5 years

Chicago, Dec 12: Vikram Buddhi, IITian who has convicted for posting hate mails against former US president George W Bush has been sentenced to 57 months imprisonment at the Chicago Court on Friday, Dec 11.

Buddhi will undergo additional 3 years of supervised release.

However he can appeal against the sentence at the Chicago within 10 days as he has already spend 4 years in prison since April 2006.

Buddhi represented himself as he fired his lawyer on the grounds that he was not discussing the case properly with him and not giving him proper time.

Back home in India, Buddhi's parents have been appealing to the government to intervene into the matter.

OneIndia News