Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Delhi Court Orders Charges in 20-Year-Old Corruption Case
A government official and two others are in legal trouble.
They are accused of renewing a business license with a fake signature.
The signature belonged to a man who had already died.
The signature was in a different language than his previous signatures.
This raised suspicion.
Two different death certificates for the deceased man also caused concern.
A court is now investigating the case after initially trying to close it.
The case is nearly two decades old and centers on cheating and forgery allegations.
A Delhi court directed charges to be framed in a 20-year-old corruption case.
The case involves the alleged renewal of a kerosene oil depot license using a forged signature.
The signature was purportedly from a man who had been dead for over a year.
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) lodged an FIR against Food Safety Officer Sunil Kumar Sachan and two others.
Discrepancies in death certificates and signature styles raised suspicion of forgery.
- Who
- Food Safety Officer Sunil Kumar Sachan and two others are accused.
- What
- Charges to be framed in a corruption case involving a forged signature on a business license.
- When
- The alleged crime occurred in 2005, with charges being framed in 2024.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- To illegally obtain a license and cause financial benefit.
ACB Viewpoint
Accused Viewpoint
Signature Forgery
ACB Viewpoint
The accused conspired to forge the signatures of the deceased person
Accused Viewpoint
The accused deny the charges and claim innocence
- Case Type
- Corruption
- Main Accused
- Sunil Kumar Sachan
- Alleged Crime
- Forged Signature
- Date of Death (Dunger Singh)
- August 5, 2004
- License Renewal Application Date
- July 12, 2005
- Court Decision
- Charges to be framed
- Location
- Rouse Avenue Court