Man jailed for 4 yrs, fined ₹1L in ₹1K bribe case
Hindustan TimesA Lucknow Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday sentenced a former postal assistant superintendent to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 bribery case. The case was initiated by the CBI on March 6, 2013 The accused, Akhinanand Singh, was found guilty of demanding a bribe of ₹1,000 from a complainant for processing the death certificate of his grandfather for life pension arrears amounting ₹7,150. The case was initiated by the CBI on March 6, 2013, after Singh, then serving as assistant superintendent of the postal sub-division in Ghazipur, was caught red-handed accepting the bribe, the premier investigating agency stated in a press note. Following a thorough investigation, the CBI filed charges, and the court convicted Singh after trial.