A local court on Thursday sentenced a junior assistant in the office of assistant registrar co-operative societies, Ludhiana, with rigorous imprisonment of 5 years.
Additional sessions judge Ajit Atri also imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on the convict Parminder Singh.
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According to the prosecution, on February 21, 2018, a case was registered against Parminder, a resident of Barewal Road, by the vigilance bureau on the complaint of Amrik Singh, a resident of village Jarhtoli, Dehlon.
The vigilance bureau nabbed the accused red-handed while accepting the bribe. The court found him guilty and awarded the sentence.