In Sessions

Shekokar was earlier convicted, along with his wife, in another case involving the possession of disproportionate assets. Hasan had approached Shekokar for the assessment of his sales tax account. He met Shekokar on October 24 and 30, 1986 and on August 31, 1987. In his complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB, Hasan stated that on all three occasions Shekokar demanded a bribe of Rs 4,000 8220;for Hasan8217;s benefit.8221; Hasan negotiated and was successful in bringing down the amount to Rs 1,000.

A trap was laid by the ACB for Shekokar8217;s arrest. Hasan8217;s meeting with Shekokar was fixed for September 1, 1987 along with a panch. The ACB provided him with a tape recorder. Shekokar managed to send the panch out of his room but Hasanwas able to get his conversation with Shekokar recorded on tape. Shekokar was recorded on tape insisting on Rs 4,000 as bribe and then settling for Rs 1,000. He asked Hasan to keep the money in a file and later put it into his drawer. He was arrested immediately after that.

Shekokar was charged with demanding and accepting a bribe and with misconduct. Public prosecutor Manohar Kandalkar appeared for the state.

BHEL official8217;s bail plea rejected

Additional Sessions Judge S P Kukday recently rejected the bail application of Atulkumar Rahtogi, senior executive with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL. He was arrested last week by officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau for attempting to bribe police inspector Rajiv Joshi attached to the J J Marg police station for the release of his son involved in a ragging case in the Grant Medical College affiliated to J J Hospital.

Rahtogi8217;s son was one of the seven second year students of the college who were involved in the ragging of a first yearstudent. Joshi had acquired a special permission from the magistrate8217;s court to conduct an inquiry into the matter after the victim lodged a complaint with the J J Marg police station. Ragging is otherwise treated as a non-cognizable offence. Rahtogi allegedly threatened Joshi with a transfer if he did not bury the matter and tried to influence him. Through the aid of a customs clearance officer, Subhash Bakshi, Rahtogi offered Joshi a bribe of Rs two lakh per student.

According to the police officer8217;s submission, the seven students have left their respective hostel rooms locked.

Six get life for murder

Additional Sessions Judge D T Bhimrale today awarded life sentence and a fine of Rs 2,000 each to six persons, Kishore Kalkar, Santosh Dhakne, Suryakant alias Pappu Shinde, Ajay alias Ajju Kanojia, Prakash alias Pappu Pawar and Sunil Jadhav who were found guilty of murdering Gangadhar Mule, a resident of Worli8217;s Kambli Nagar, on November 16, 1997. The murder was a result of a quarrel over a carromboard. Public prosecutors Shafi Shaikh and U P Makasare appeared for the state.

Two convicted for murder

Additional Sessions Judge A D Khilare sentenced Shibi Jaspal Chowdhury and Deva alias Raju Shivprasad Chowdhury to life imprisonment and fined them Rs 1,000 each for the murder of Pappu Shah, a taxi driver, between February 28 and March 1, 1997. The convicts attacked Shah on the left side of his chest after a petty quarrel over sleeping on the footpath outside the General Post Office. Shah was declared dead an hour after admission to the St George Hospital.

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