Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Former LIC Engineer Sentenced to 4 Years in Bribery Case
A former engineer named Yogesh Arora, who used to work at the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in Jabalpur, has been found guilty of taking a bribe.
The CBI investigated the case after they received information that he had asked for money to approve payments for electrical work.
The engineer was caught when he accepted part of the bribe money.
The court has now sentenced him to four years in prison and a fine.
The bribe was originally demanded to help clear bills for the electrical maintenance work done in the LIC offices.
The case began in 2011 with the CBI investigation.
Yogesh Arora, an LIC Assistant Engineer, was sentenced to four years in prison.
He was convicted of accepting a bribe.
The CBI registered the case against him in August 2011.
He demanded a bribe for approving bills.
He was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.
- Who
- Yogesh Arora, an LIC Assistant Engineer.
- What
- Was convicted and sentenced for accepting a bribe.
- When
- The sentence was delivered on Wednesday; the case was registered in August 2011.
- Where
- Jabalpur, India.
- Why
- For demanding a bribe in exchange for processing bills for electrical maintenance work.
- Accused
- Yogesh Arora, former Assistant Engineer, LIC Jabalpur
- Sentence
- 4 years rigorous imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine
- Charge
- Bribery
- Bribe Amount Demanded
- Rs 20,000
- Bribe Amount Accepted
- Rs 10,000
- Date of CBI Registration
- August 26, 2011
- Court
- Special CBI Judge, Jabalpur