The Special Vigilance Court here on Thursday awarded one and half a year rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 on former Boudh legal Metrology Inspector (Weights & Measure) Hrudaya Ranjan Dash while convicting him in a graft case.
Dash had taken graft of Rs 3,000 from a business man Khirod Chandra Raj of Boudh in December 2009. He is now working as legal Metrology Inspector of Jajpur District. The convict would undergo six months more RI if fails to pay the fine amount, the court directed.