2002 paper leak: CBI court sentences eight former Railway employees to 5-year imprisonment, imposes fine of Rs 5 lakh each
The convicts are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, theft, dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property, among other serious charges
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The CBI said it had registered an instant case on August 17, 2002, on the basis of a complaint by the then Chief Vigilance Inspector, Western Railway, Ahmedabad, regarding leakage of question paper by Goswami and othersThe Special Judge for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Ahmedabad on Monday convicted eight former Railway employees and sentenced them to five-year imprisonment in a 2002 paper leak case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the convicts.
The convicts are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, theft, dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, committing offence in furtherance of common intention and criminal misconduct, said a statement from the agency on Monday.
The convicts were identified as Sunil Jasmal Golani, former Head Clerk, ET, DRM Office, Western Railway, Vadodara; Mahendra Mathuraprasad Vyas, former Senior Cipher Operator, Divisional Office, Vadodara; Rajeshkumar Kaleshwar Goswami, former Electric Signal Maintainer-III, Kanzari Boryavi, Western Railway, Anand; Anand Somabhai Meraiya, former Electric Signal Maintainer-III, Bajwa, Vadodara; Prakash Sitaramdas Karamchandani, former Senior Clerk (ED), Divisional Officer, Vadodara; Mehboobali Abduljabbar Ansari, former Assistant Diesel Driver, Kankaria, Western Railway, Ahmedabad; Pareshkumar Lalhibhai Patel, former Diesel Assistant Driver, Kankaria, Western Railway, Ahmedabad; and Pappu Babba Khan, Constable, Railway Protection Force, Ajmer.
The CBI said it had registered an instant case on August 17, 2002, on the basis of a complaint by the then Chief Vigilance Inspector, Western Railway, Ahmedabad, regarding leakage of question paper by Goswami and others.
According to the agency’s statement, “The gist of allegation is that Rajeshkumar Kaleshwar Goswami, and other unknown employees of Railways and private persons were collecting various amounts ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 Lakh from candidates who were to appear for the written examination for the post of Probationary Asstt. Station Master which was scheduled on August 18, 2002.”
After investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet on July 28, 2003 against the eight former Railway employees and one private person (who died during the trial).
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