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BSNL official sentenced 3 years imprisonment for accepting

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Press Trust of India Faridabad
Last Updated : Apr 23 2015 | 11:42 PM IST
A special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Panchkula on Wednesday sentenced a BSNL employee to 3 years rigorous imprisonment and for taking a bribe of Rs.50,000 from a contractor in the year 2008.
Gaurav Bhardwaj, a contractor with BSNL, had submitted a complaint to CBI that Naresh Pal, then posted as Sub Divisional Engineer (Civil), used to demand bribe for passing the bills of the contractor.
CBI, acting on the complaint, laid a trap on 15th December 2008 and arrested him while accepting the bribe of Rs.50,000, according to a press release issued by the agency.
Pal was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 30,000.
CBI filed the charge sheet on 10th April 2009 and the sentence was pronounced on 22nd April 2015.

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First Published: Apr 23 2015 | 11:42 PM IST

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