The Special Judge for CBI Cases today sentenced Minala Praveen, then Commercial Porter in the office of the Senior DCM, Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway, to two years' rigorous imprisonment with fine in a case of bribery.
The CBI had registered a case on June 24, 2014, against Praveen. It was alleged that he had demanded and accepted an amount of Rs 40,000 from the complainant on June 24 as bribe for exercising his personal influence with CBI officials claiming that he would hand over the bribe amount to CBI officials for closing an alleged complaint pending with the CBI against the complainant.
Upon completion of the trial, the court held Praveen guilty and sentenced him accordingly.