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Former Khargone Engineer Sentenced Five Years in Assets Case
A court in Khargone sentenced former engineer Kailashchandra Parwal to five years in prison.
The court also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
The case began in 2002 after a complaint that he demanded a Rs 50,000 bribe.
The Lokayukta later caught him while he was allegedly accepting the money.
Investigators searched homes linked to him in Khargone, Dewas and Indore.
They said he earned about Rs 34.6 lakh from known sources.
They said he spent more than Rs 1.08 crore, leaving much of the spending unexplained.
Parwal was taken to Mandleshwar sub-jail after the judgment.
A special court in Khargone sentenced former executive engineer Kailashchandra Parwal to five years of rigorous imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
The disproportionate-assets case was registered in 2002 after a complaint alleging a Rs 50,000 bribe demand.
Investigators said Parwal’s spending exceeded his known income by Rs 74,05,690, or 213.75%.
The prosecution presented around 131 witnesses and more than 500 documents before Parwal was sent to Mandleshwar sub-jail.
- Who
- Former executive engineer Kailashchandra Parwal was sentenced by a special court in Khargone.
- What
- He received five years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 25 lakh fine in a disproportionate-assets case.
- Where
- The case was heard in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh; Parwal was sent to Mandleshwar sub-jail.
- When
- The case was registered in 2002, and the sentencing order was passed on Tuesday.
- Why
- The prosecution alleged that Parwal demanded and accepted a Rs 50,000 bribe and possessed assets or spending disproportionate to his known income.
Key facts
- Sentence
- Five years of rigorous imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 25 lakh
- Case registered
- 2002
- Known income
- Rs 34,64,528 between Aug. 1, 1981, and Sept. 8, 2002
- Reported spending
- Rs 1,08,70,213
- Unexplained amount
- Rs 74,05,690, described as 213.75% above known income
- Evidence presented
- Approximately 131 prosecution witnesses and more than 500 documents
Sources
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