New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Siliguri sentenced a former Superintendent of Central Excise to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case.

According to an official release issued by the CBI, the court on Thursday convicted Achintya Kumar Pramanik, who was then serving as Superintendent of Central Excise under the Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax, Cooch Behar Division. He has also been fined Rs 40,000.

The CBI had registered the case on September 14, 2015, based on allegations that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the proprietor of a private firm. Following the complaint, the agency laid a trap on September 15, 2015, during which the accused wa...