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28 convicted for fraudulently securing government jobs

By IANS,

Patiala (Punjab) : A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Monday convicted 28 income tax department employees for securing jobs on the basis of forged documents during 1990-91.

The 28 accused have been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and also fined Rs.1,000 each.

“These appointments for lower division clerks, upper division clerks, stenos and inspectors were wrongly made by the officials of the income tax department, Chandigarh, during 1990 and 1991 in connivance with officials of Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi,” said a CBI official.