Bhubaneswar, May 18 -- In a significant judgment in an anti-corruption case, the Special Judge, Vigilance Court, Bhubaneswar on Monday convicted former Padampur Tahasildar Khirabdi Behera, now retired, for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The court found Behera guilty in a vigilance case registered under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Following the conviction, the Special Judge sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh. In default of payment of the fine, additional legal consequences may apply as per court provisions.
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