Dehradun CBI court sentences eight officials to two years' jail in PWD fraud case

DEHRADUN: A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation has convicted and sentenced eight officials to two years of rigorous imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 2.85 lakh in connection with a Rs 55 lakh Public Works Department (PWD) fraud case of 2003.

The CBI court in Dehradun on Friday convicted the former officials -- Deepak Kumar Verma (LDC), Madan Pal (Mate), Mani Ram (Beldar), Surendra Kumar Kaushik (Driver), Kasim (retired Beldar) of PWD Haridwar, Sukhpal Singh (UDC), Chatar Singh (Roller Driver) of PWD Roorkee, and Palu Das (Assistant Treasury Officer, Treasury Haridwar) -- sentencing each of them to rigorous imprisonment for two years along with the cumulative fine.

The case was originally registered by the CBI on August 9, 2003, following directions issued by the Uttarakhand High Court on May 7, 2003, in a civil writ petition that ordered the transfer of the investigation to the central agency.