Professor Ramesh Chandra, former VC of the university in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, and his daughter Seema have been convicted for criminal conspiracy in fraudulently obtaining the post of Environmental Engineer in DPCC during 1997-99, CBI spokesperson said today.
The Tis Hazari court sentenced both the accused to two years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000, the official said.
The case was registered on May 3, 2000 against Chandra and others in which it was alleged that the accused had abused his official position as Professor in Polymer Technology in Directorate of Training and Technical Education to get her daughter appointed to the post of Assistant Environmental Engineer in DPCC by using forged photocopy of mark sheet of Bangalore University, indicating her as having passed BE (Bachelor of Electronics Engineering) wherein she had failed in her final examination.