New Delhi: Two senior officials of a Gurgaon-based firm were sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each by a special CBI court in Ambala for cheating the state administration.
"The ACJM, CBI Cases, Ambala convicted the accused Ramesh Kumar Khurana and Som Nath Virmani, Directors of Kashi Ram Madan Lal (Private) Ltd, Gurgaon and sentenced them to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 for causing loss of Rs 61 lakh to state excise department," a CBI spokesperson said here today.
The CBI investigation revealed that the two accused persons, during the period from July 1982 to January 1983, entered into a criminal conspiracy at Haryana and Mizoram, with the intention to cheat the Haryana government.
"Accordingly, they forged 37 import permits of Indian made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) purported to have been issued by the Excise Authorities of Government of Mizoram at Lungalai and Saiha (Mizoram) and utilised these forged import permits for getting delivery of IMFL for Kashi Ram Madan Lal Enterprises (P) Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana. Hence, they caused a loss of Rs 61 lakh to state excise department," the official said.
The accused persons further utilised 10 forged Central Sales Tax-C (CST-C) Certificates illegally for claiming the benefits of Central Sales Tax.
"The court found both the accused persons guilty and convicted them," the spokesperson added.
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