India, Oct. 1 -- Aizawl: The Special Court (Prevention of Corruption) in Aizawl has sentenced two officials of the Land Revenue Department under the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district to one year and six months in prison for issuing fake land settlement certificates (LSCs), an official said on Tuesday.
The special court announced the sentence on Monday and imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh on each of the two officials, he added.
On September 24, Special Judge F. Rohlupuia convicted T. Zairikhima and B. Hrangchhuma, both circle supervisors in the Land Revenue Department of the LADC, under Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with Sections 420 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code....