Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe

By IANS,

New Delhi : Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bangaru Laxman was convicted by a Delhi court Friday for accepting a bribe from a fake arms dealer in a 10-year-old graft case.


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He was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge Kanwaljeet Arora. The case dates back to 2001, when Tehelka.com carried out a sting operation that caught Laxman on camera receiving money from an undercover journalist, posing as an arms dealer. He later resigned as the BJP chief.

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