CBI Court Sentenced 7 yrs Rigorous Imprisonment to IRS in Bribery case

The Special Judge for CBI Cases in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) sentenced Shri R Sekar (IRS), former Protector of Emigrants (POE), Chennai, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, and Shri Anwar Hussain, a private person (recruiting agent), to four years of rigorous imprisonment. The guilty were additionally fined Rs. 18,000.

The CBI had filed a case against the aforementioned accused and others.

It was alleged that between 2007 and 2009, Shri R Sekar, former Protector of Emigrants (POE), and others, including Shri Anwar Hussain, a private person (Recruiting Agent), entered into a conspiracy, and in pursuance of that, Shri Anwar Hussain, a private person (Recruiting Agent), demanded bribe money in the form of ‘Speed Money’ from different hiring agents for clearance of emigration certificates submitted by the agents and handed over the bribe money to the Protector of Emigrants (POE) and other government officials.

It was also claimed that out of the bribe money, Rs. 13 lakh (approximately) was given to another person to arrange engineering admission for Shri R Sekar’s son. The amount mentioned above was recovered.

A chargesheet was filed against the accused after an investigation.

The accused were found guilty and convicted by the trial court.