Two officials sentenced to RI in trap cases

Hyderabad,Jun 23: The Additional Special Judge for ACB cases, Hyderabad convicted and sentenced K Srinivasappa, former Project Director, National Child Labour Project (NCLP), Kurnool to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him. Earlier, he was trapped by ACB sleuths in March 2006 when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant to do an official favour. In another case, M Kallesham, Junior Assistant APSRTC, Karimnagar was convicted and sentenced by the Principal Special Judge for ACB cases here to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and a fine of Rs 500 for the offence under the PCA, and in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. He was trapped by the officials of the ACB in September 2003 when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 1,000 from the complainant to do an official favour, a release said here today.
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