2012 graft case: Two Chandigarh horticulture dept staffers get 4-year RI
Hindustan TimesObserving that corruption was gnawing at society like termites and eating into its roots, a CBI special court on Thursday sentenced two employees of the UT horticulture department to four-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2012 graft case. The court also imposed a fine of ₹20,000 each on the convicts, Navraj Singh Dhillon, the then assistant landscaping officer-cum-SDO, UT horticulture department, and Damar Bahadur, alias Raju, a computer operator. ‘Officials know consequences, but don’t shy away from corruption’ Both convicts pleaded for leniency before the court, citing their medical ailments and how their families were dependent on them. Convicts are also aware that they can face punishment, and humiliation in society, if they try to commit such offences, but still they try to befool the system.” The court observed that both convicts had stated to be suffering from multiple ailments, but they did not think twice before committing the offence or even about their families, who would face the consequences of their actions.
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