Retd engineer gets 4 year jail in 2003 corruption case

Palanpur: A retired deputy engineer of the irrigation department of Deesa was sentenced to four years in prison on the charge of corruption by a court in Deesa town of Banaskantha on Thursday.
Additional sessions judge D G Dave also fined Ramji Patel Rs 65 lakh after convicting him in the 2003 case.
According to the case filed by the Banaskantha anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in 2003, Patel had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known source of income between 1993 to 2003.
During the investigation, it was found that Patel’s income was over Rs 33.90 lakh or 76% more than his know source of income.
The judge also ordered the accused to undergo an additional jail term of six months in case he fails to pay the fine amount fixed by the court, said ACB inspector Banaskatha N A Chaudhary.