The Vigilance Special Judge, Baleswar on Tuesday awarded a total of three years of rigorous imprisonment to retired Soro tehsildar Nirakar Parida while convicting him in a graft case.
The Judge also imposed a total fine of Rs20,000 on Parida in default of which he would undergo five months of RI in different counts.
Parida had demanded and accepted Rs20,000 from Rajesh Mohapatra in Champo village in Baleswar district to renew his Stone Quarry license on March 10, 2011. He had been caught red-handed by the Vigilance police and arrested on the day. He was in jail custody till March 24, 2011. later he was suspended in the case.