Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- A special CBI court on Monday convicted a Chandigarh Police head constable in a 2017 graft case.

The court of CBI special judge Alka Malik pronounced the accused, head constable Ram Kumar, guilty under Section 7 as well as Section 13(1) (d) (ii), punishable under Section 13 (2), of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on August 20.

The convict, who was out on bail, was sent to judicial custody after being found guilty.

As per prosecution, Ram Kumar was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs.10,000 on May 23, 2017. He was reporting to inspector Shadi Lal, the SHO at the Sarangpur police station, when the CBI laid a trap and arrested him.

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