Corruption Case: CBI Court in Madhya Pradesh Sentences Five Individuals to Four Years of Imprisonment
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Synopsis
In a significant corruption case, a Special CBI court in Madhya Pradesh has sentenced five individuals, including an EPFO inspector, to four years of rigorous imprisonment due to disproportionate assets, alongside a total fine of Rs 24.29 lakh.
Key Takeaways
- Five individuals convicted for corruption.
- Mahendra Kumar Gupta faced allegations of disproportionate assets.
- Sentences ranged from two to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
- Total fines exceeded Rs 24 lakh.
- Investigation began in 2011.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (NationPress) A Special CBI court in Madhya Pradesh has sentenced an inspector from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in Sagar district along with four other individuals to four years of rigorous imprisonment. They were also ordered to pay a cumulative fine of Rs 24.29 lakh in connection with a case involving disproportionate assets.
The Special Judge in Jabalpur mandated the confiscation of assets that amounted to Rs 23.87 lakh, as confirmed by a CBI official.
The case was initiated by the CBI on May 13, 2011, against Mahendra Kumar Gupta, who was the inspector at the EPFO Sub Regional Office in Sagar. He faced accusations of holding disproportionate assets from January 2001 to April 2011, amounting to Rs 24.86 lakh, in his name and those of his family members.
During the investigation, it was revealed that Gupta's assets were nearly 82 percent greater than his known income during that time frame.
Gupta received a sentence of four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 23.90 lakh.
The other individuals convicted include Usha Gupta, who was a Senior Assistant at the Madhya Pradesh Financial Corporation Ltd (and is the wife of M.K. Gupta); Balaram Patkar, a Notary; Arvind Singh Rajput, an Advocate; and Devi Das Dubey, also a Notary from District Sagar.
Convict Usha Gupta received a sentence of four years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 28,500.
The other three convicts—Patkar, Rajput, and Dubey—were each sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment and had to pay a total fine of Rs 10,500.
After the investigation concluded, a chargesheet was submitted on August 30, 2012, against these five accused at the Special Judge's court for CBI cases in Jabalpur.
The court found the accused guilty following the trial and imposed the respective sentences.
In a separate incident, a Special CBI Court in Ahmedabad sentenced a former Chief Manager at the Bank of India to three years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh for a bank fraud involving the approval of loans totaling Rs 80 lakh based on forged documentation.
