Agartala, May 31 -- A CBI Court here has convicted a private company named Pragati Sheel Infra Projects & Services Limited and its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Arindam Das, Director Paritosh Das and Administrative Director Dipshikha Chakraborty in the Tripura chit fund case.

The accused Arindam Das, Paritosh Das and Dipshikha Chakraborty, on Saturday, have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for six years with a fine of Rs 3 lakh each. The CBI Court in West Tripura District, Agartala, has also imposed a fine of Rs 7 lakh on the accused private company, Pragati Sheel Infra Projects & Services Limited.

Earlier, in pursuance of notifications issued by State Government of Tripura and the central government's Department of ...