CBI convicts KVIC officer, private person in bribery case

The CBI Court in Ghaziabad has convicted and sentenced two people in a bribery case.

One is Binod Kumar, an officer from the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), and the other is Surendra Khurana, a private person.

They were found guilty of taking a bribe to process a loan application that was not valid.

The bribe was for Rs.

1,25,000 to process a loan of Rs.

15,57,600 for a Cement Tiles Manufacturing Unit.

Binod Kumar was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of Rs.

50,000, while Surendra Khurana got three years in prison and a fine of Rs.

10,000.

The CBI registered the case in 2017 and filed a charge sheet later that year.

The court framed charges in 2018 and after a trial, convicted the accused.