The Additional Special Vigilance Judge on Tuesday awarded two years of rigorous imprisonment to former Khandagiri police station ASI Nrusingha Charan Samal and imposed a fine of `2,000 on him convicting him in a graft case.
Samal would undergo RI for two more months if he fails to pay the fine. Samal had demanded and accepted bribe of `200 from one Padmabati Sahoo of Tamando village in Khordha district to take action over a dispute with the latter’s son.
He was further sentenced to undergo RI for two years and a fine of `5,000. He would undergo RI for three months more if he fails to pay the fine amount. The substantive sentences would run concurrently.