Archive · 13 Sep 2025
CBI Court Sentences BHU Clerk to 5 Years for Bribery
Imagine a worker at a university who was supposed to help a family get money after their family member died.
This worker, Rajesh Kumar, asked for a bribe (money) from the family in order to give them the money they were legally owed.
The CBI found out about this and set up a trap, catching Kumar taking some of the bribe money.
The court looked at all the evidence and decided Kumar was guilty of breaking the law.
They sent him to prison for five years and made him pay a fine.
Rajesh Kumar, a BHU clerk, was convicted of bribery.
Kumar demanded a bribe to release death benefits.
The CBI caught Kumar accepting a bribe during a trap operation.
He was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
The case originated from a complaint regarding the death benefits of a BHU employee.
- Who
- Rajesh Kumar, a BHU clerk.
- What
- Was convicted and sentenced for bribery.
- When
- The judgment was on September 12.
- Where
- Lucknow CBI Court.
- Why
- He demanded a bribe to release death benefits.
- Defendant
- Rajesh Kumar
- Position
- Senior Assistant, BHU
- Charge
- Bribery
- Sentence
- 5 years imprisonment, Rs 1 lakh fine
- Victim
- Family of deceased BHU sweeper
- Date of Judgment
- September 12