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The CBI Court of Ahmedabad on Tuesday convicted a former Assistant Manager (Finance) of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Rajkot division, for his involvement in embezzling funds from 2005 to 2008 and sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 90,000 on him.
The CBI had registered a case against Saji Sajeev, former Assistant Manager, IOCL, Rajkot, on charges of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, forgery and criminal misconduct, on November 21, 2011.
The case was registered on the basis of primary investigations done by the Chief Vigilance officials of IOCL, New Delhi. In the initial complaint, it was alleged that officials of IOCL, Rajkot, were involved in the financial misappropriation to the tune of Rs. 18.90 lakh from 2005 to 2008. The Vigilance department officials of IOCL had also handed over their investigation report, accusing Sajeev as the key accused, to the CBI. Sources stated that the finance department of IOCL, Rajkot, was maintaining a GL Cash Imprest account for making cash payments. Sajeev was the sole in charge/custodian of the GL Cash Imprest account as accounts officer (Finance), IOCL, Rajkot. During the investigation, it was found that cash was fraudulently withdrawn by Sajeev from the account from 2005 to 2008.
The CBI had arrested Sajeev and filed a chargesheet on September 30, 2013. After the case trial and arguments from the prosecution and defence, the CBI court on Tuesday sentenced Sajeev to three years’ rigorous imprisonment.
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