The special court of lokayukta on Thursday convicted an accused in bribery case registered by the lokayukta police. The clerk posted with the Capital Project Administration (CPA) was sentenced to three years’ of imprisonment and Rs 1000 fine for accepting bribe of Rs 12,000 in the year 2008, while Naib Tehsildar who was also accused in the case was exonerated by the court.
Accused OP Rawat was posted as clerk with CPA in Bhopal was caught red-handed accepting bribe of Rs 12000 for the removal of encroachment from complainants’ land in Berkhedi Kala village near Neelbad area in the year 2008.
During the hearing of the case, the court found the charges on the accused true and sentenced him with imprisonment and fine. The accused was charged with section 7 and 13 (1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act and was sentenced under both the sections for imprisonment of three years and was fined Rs 1000.
Earlier in the year 2008 the complainant Abhisek Agyani contacted CPA to complaint regarding the encroachment over his plot in Berkhedi village but was not able to get the work done and later the accused OP Rawat assured the complainant he could facilitate the removal of the encroachment and Naib Tehsildar Sunita laad could help in the work. Rawat demanded Rs 12000 from the complainant.
Agyani decided to lodge a complaint with the lokayukta and while accepting the bribe he was caught red-handed by the lokayukta. The court has not found Naib Tehsildar Sunita laad guilty of the charges and was exonerated by the court.