Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday in Japan. The inheritor of one of India's wealthiest business families, Wadia was arrested in early March at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Ness Wadia is the heir to the 283-year-old Wadia Group and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket team.
According to reports, customs officials at New Chitose were alerted by sniffer dogs and a search revealed that he had 25g of cannabis resin in his trouser pocket.
The Wadia empire has many units, which include Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burmah Trading, biscuit giant Britannia Industries to budget airline GoAir and a share in IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab with the total market valuation of its listed entities standing at $13.1 billion.
Wadia spent a period in detention before his indictment on March 20 and an undisclosed period of detention before a court hearing.
The Sapporo District Court handed him a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years.
Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday in Japan. The inheritor of one of India's wealthiest business families, Wadia was arrested in early March at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Ness Wadia is the heir to the 283-year-old Wadia Group and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket team.
According to reports, customs officials at New Chitose were alerted by sniffer dogs and a search revealed that he had 25g of cannabis resin in his trouser pocket.
The Wadia empire has many units, which include Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burmah Trading, biscuit giant Britannia Industries to budget airline GoAir and a share in IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab with the total market valuation of its listed entities standing at $13.1 billion.
Wadia spent a period in detention before his indictment on March 20 and an undisclosed period of detention before a court hearing.
The Sapporo District Court handed him a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years.