Charges framed against ATI official

The CBI Court today framed charges against former Assistant Director of Advanced Training Institute Ludhiana in a corruption case.

The CBI Court today framed charges against former Assistant Director of Advanced Training Institute (ATI) Ludhiana in a corruption case. The accused,Yogi Ram Verma,was caught red handed by the CBI last year while taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. The court today framed charges under sections 7,13 (1) d and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused,Yogi Ram.

As per the CBI case,the accused,in his capacity as assistant director of the Institute demanded bribe of Rs 2 lakh from complainant,who is the chairman of Desh Bhagat Technical College,Bhjattal village,Hoshiarpur district.

The case was registered on October 4,2008,on the basis of a complaint lodged by Balwinder Singh,Chairman of Desh Bhagat Technical College,Hoshiarpur. In his complaint to the CBI,Balwinder Singh had said that Yogi was demanding money from him for signing the report regarding inspection of the institute. The inspection was carried on September 9,2008,and then the accused demanded the bribe from him on September 15 in Chandigarh . Later,a deal was stuck and it was decided that the bribe would be paid to him in Delhi. It was then that the CBI was informed.

The CBI laid a trap in Delhi on September 30,2008,and caught him red-handed. The accused,who is out on bail,was present in court today when the charges were framed

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