Baleswar clerk, peon get jail for bribe

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 The Special Vigilance Court of Keonjhar on Friday convicted Baleswar Sub-Registrar office’s former Head Clerk laxman Sei and Peon Purnachandra Nayak in a bribe case lodged against them in 1997. The court awarded four years of jail term to Sei and 1 year to Nayak. Besides, they were fined Rs3,000 and Rs1,000 respectively. They would undergo another six-month and three-month jail terms, respectively, if fail to pay the fine amounts. The duo had demanded and taken bribe of Rs2,000 from one Janardan Mahanta for issuing a certificate pertaining to purchase of a piece of land.

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