A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases linked to alleged irregularities in land allotment under a government housing scheme.

Dhaka Special Judge Court-5, presided over by Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, awarded the 78-year-old leader seven years’ imprisonment in each of the three cases tied to the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachal. The sentences will run consecutively, totalling 21 years. Hasina was also fined Tk 1 lakh in each case, with an additional 18 months’ imprisonment if she fails to pay.

The court awarded five-year jail terms to her son, Sajib Wazed Joy, and daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, in the same cases, along with fines of Tk 1 lakh each.

Delivering the verdict, the judge said the land plot was allotted to Hasina “without any application” and in a manner beyond the authority of the approving officials.

The ruling comes just 10 days after Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal for “crimes against humanity” over last year’s deadly crackdown on student-led protests. Hasina has dismissed all charges as politically driven.

The former prime minister has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh on August 5 following the mass uprising that brought down her Awami League government. She has already been declared a fugitive by the court.

Security was tightened around the court complex in Old Dhaka ahead of the verdict.

Besides members of the Hasina family, 20 others — including former junior housing minister Sharif Ahmed and officials from the housing ministry and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha — were also convicted and given varying prison terms. One junior ministry employee was acquitted. Only a single accused appeared in person and received a three-year sentence.

The Anti-Corruption Commission had registered six cases between January 12 and 14 and submitted chargesheets on March 10. The court framed charges on July 31 and issued arrest warrants thereafter. A total of 29 witnesses testified.

A day before the verdict, Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain said Dhaka expects a response from New Delhi regarding its request to extradite Hasina, citing a “changed situation” after her conviction.

India on Wednesday said it is examining the request and reiterated its commitment to the “best interests” of the Bangladeshi people. Most senior leaders of the Awami League have either been arrested or fled the country since Hasina’s fall from power.