Ex-Asst Er gets 3-yr RI, wife 1-yr

| | CUTTACK | in Bhubaneswar

The Vigilance Special Judge, Bhubaneswar awarded three years’ rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Jibesh Chandra Rath, former Assistant Engineer in the office of EIC, Civil, Bhubaneswar while convicting him and his spouse in disproportionate assets case filed in 2007.

In default of payment of fine, Rath will undergo six more months’ RI concurrently.

The Court also awarded one-year RI and fine of Rs 10,000 to his spouse. In default of payment of fine, the spouse would undergo six more month’s RI. . After searches on March 22, 2007, Rath and his spouse were found possessing disproportionate assets amounting to Rs 29,27,906.