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Corruption case: Court slaps Chhattisgarh ex-official with hefty Rs 3 crore fine

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Bhopal:  In an unprecedented order, the anti-corruption court in Chhattisgarh slapped a hefty fine of Rs 3 crore worth penalty on an ex-official of state housing board in a case of disproportionate assets.

The special judge of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) also sentenced DK Diwan, the ex-commissioner of Chhattisgarh Housing Board to ten years of imprisonment, in an order issued on Tuesday.

The hefty cash penalty is said to be heaviest in the known history of the region for an anti-corruption case.

The ACB had conducted a raid on home and other premises owned by Diwan in 2014 following a tip-off of assets highly disproportionate to the known sources of income.

During the searches, Rs 34 lakh in cash and properties worth several crores had been unearthed. Following this, Diwan had been made an accused in case of disproportionate assets.

Diwan had failed to appear before the bureau despite repeated notices and went absconding. He was arrested six months later in April 2015 and had been facing legal proceedings since.


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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