Two ex-passport officials get 4-year jail term for fraud

A special anti-corruption court has awarded rigorous imprisonment for four years to former passport officer Bashir Ahmad Zargar and his deputy MA Turi. The court imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh each on the officials. The special anti-corruption court for CBI cases in Srinagar convicted the duo in a corruption case involving illegal sale of passport forms and misappropriation of Rs 6,63,661. “Both convicted officials were taken into custody from the open court and sent to Central Jail in Srinagar under judicial custody,” said special public prosecutor Asifa Padroo,…

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