Archive · 1 Jun 2025
JDA Engineer Sentenced to Prison in Corruption Case
A junior engineer named Kanaram, working for the Jodhpur Development Authority (JDA), has been found guilty of corruption.
In 2016, he asked for money to approve a construction permit.
Someone reported him, and he was caught taking a bribe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The ACB investigated, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses over nine years.
The court then decided he was guilty.
He was sentenced to a prison sentence and a fine.
The judge decided on different penalties based on different sections of the law.
If he doesn't pay the fines, he will have to stay in jail longer.
Kanaram, a JDA junior engineer, was sentenced to prison for corruption.
The corruption involved demanding a bribe for construction permission in 2016.
A complaint was filed against Kanaram by Dharmveer Soni.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught Kanaram accepting a bribe.
The court proceedings lasted approximately nine years before a verdict.
- Who
- Kanaram, a JDA junior engineer, and Dharmveer Soni (complainant).
- What
- Kanaram was sentenced to imprisonment and fines for corruption.
- When
- Kanaram was sentenced recently after a court case that lasted about nine years; the bribe occurred in 2016.
- Where
- Jodhpur, India
- Why
- Kanaram was sentenced due to accepting a bribe for construction permission.
- Convict
- Kanaram
- Occupation
- JDA junior engineer
- Sentence
- 4 years (plus additional if fines are not paid)
- Fine (under Section 7)
- ₹20,000
- Fine (under Sections 13(1)(D) and 13(2))
- ₹20,000
- Nature of Crime
- Construction permission
- Bribe Date
- September 21, 2016