Crime & Law · India
Three individuals sentenced to one year jail in corruption case
An Odisha vigilance court in Dhenkanal district has sentenced a former district collector, a retired government official, and a transport contractor to one year of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case. The sentencing follows a 25-year-old case involving the alleged misappropriation of Rs 9 lakh in government funds. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 crore on MLA Mani C Kappan, who was also sentenced to one year in jail in a separate cheque-bounce case, according to one report. The specific details of the corruption case against the former collector and his associates involve alleged collusion and misappropriation of funds.
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- Left (1): The News Minute
- Centre (2): The New Indian Express, The Times of India