A former Central Excise department official, Achintya Kumar Pramanik, has been sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 40,000 for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 over a decade ago. Pramanik, who was a Superintendent of Central Excise at the time, was caught red-handed by the CBI while demanding and accepting the bribe from a private firm proprietor.
The case was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2015 following a complaint alleging that Pramanik had demanded a bribe of Rs 1,00,000. After a thorough investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet against him in December 2015. The Special CBI Court in Siliguri delivered the sentence recently.
In a separate incident, the CBI facilitated the return of Anil Kumar Reddy Yeddula, a Red Notice subject, from the UAE through INTERPOL Channels. Yeddula, wanted by the Andhra Pradesh Police for Cheating, Criminal breach of trust, and Criminal Intimidation, was brought back to India with the collaboration of various agencies.
The CBI, acting as the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India, plays a crucial role in coordinating the return of wanted criminals. Through its efforts, more than 130 individuals have been repatriated to India in recent years via INTERPOL channels.
