CBI court sentences SCR Hyderabad commercial porter to two years RI in bribe case
Hyderabad: The Special Judge for CBI Cases in Hyderabad has sentenced Minala Praveen, then Commercial Porter of South Central Railway (SCR), Hyderabad division to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine in a case of bribery.
The CBI had registered a case on June 24, 2014 against Praveen following allegations that the accused demanded and accepted an amount of Rs. 40,000 from a complainant as a motive or reward for excising his personal influence with public servant claiming that he would hand over the bribe amount to CBI Officials for closing an alleged complaint pending with CBI against the complainant.
A charge-sheet was filed by CBI against the accused on December 27, 2014. After completion of trial, the court held the accused guilty and sentenced him accordingly.
