After 1988 road rage case, Navjot Singh Sindhu to work as clerk

After getting convicted in a 1988 road rage case at Patiala Central jail, Navjot Singh Sindhu will work as a clerk.

The jail officials said that former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sindhu, who was convicted in 1988, will work as a clerk at the Central Jail of Patiala.

He will be trained for three months for his job behind bars, according to the officials.

According to the jail manual, Sidhu will only get paid after completing his training for three months, between Rs 40 and 90 per day.

The jail manual says that his payment will be decided on the basis of his skills and then credited to his bank account.

The jail authorities said that the former cricketer turned politician, Sidhu, will work from the barracks and the security inside the barrack where Sidhu has lodged.

According to the authorities of the Central jail of Patiala, Sidhu started working as a clerk on Tuesday and has been assigned a morning shift and an evening shift.

Navjot Singh Sindhu was sentenced by the Supreme Court on May 19 to one year in prison. On May 20, he surrendered to the Patiala trial court.