A former government official has been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court here for amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 26.42 lakh during his service between 1977 and 2004.
CBI Special Judge Manoj Jain sentenced Ashok Kumar Aggarwal, who was Assistant Director (Supply) in the office of DGS&D, the central purchase organisation of the government, in March 1977, and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.
Aggarwal was convicted under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
"In view of aggravating and mitigating circumstances on record and as pleaded before me, I hereby sentence convict Ashok Aggarwal to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years," the judge said.
Aggarwal's wife, who was also accused of abetting him in amassing disproportionate wealth, was, however, acquitted of corruption charges as the court did not find any connecting and convincing material against her.
"..For want of any real connecting material or convincing circumstance, I won't be convicting her (Ashok's wife) simply because she happens to be the wife of a public servant, and some investments are found to be in her name," the judge said.
The court, however, suspended the jail term for Aggarwal till November 30, to file an appeal before the high court.
According to CBI, during his posting and functioning in various capacities in DGS&D, Aggarwal had committed criminal misconduct and was found in possession of assets beyond his known sources of income.
