CBI courts sentences two Raj sub-postmasters, one other to 4 yrs jail for fraud

Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) A special CBI court here sentenced two sub-postmasters in Rajasthan's Dholpur, and one person, to four years rigorous imprisonment after convicting them in two separate cases of fraudulently withdrawing money from post office accounts.The court also imposed a fine of Rs two lakh each on them.According to the CBI, the first case was registered in 2017 on a complaint from Superintendent of Post Offices, Dholpur Division, that sub-postmaster Bahadur Singh, during 2010-11, conspired with Pankaj Kumar Singhal, obtained four original passbooks of accounts holders, and forged their signatures on withdrawal and closing forms to take out the money, causing a loss to the tune of Rs 11,46,080 to the Department of Posts.After investigation, a charge sheet was filed in 2018. In the second case, another sub-post master and Singhal conspired to misappropriate funds. This case was also registered in 2017 on a complaint from Superintendent of Post Offices, Dholpur Division, that sub-postmaster Raghubar Dayal Sharma, during 2013-14, entered into conspiracy with the same Singhal, obtained five original passbooks of account, made forged signatures on withdrawal forms to take out the money from the MIS/SB accounts.They caused a loss to the tune of Rs 15,85,730 to the Department of Posts.After investigation, a charge sheet in this case was also filed in 2018.
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