Bhubaneswar, May 22: A Special Court of Vigilance in Jeypore on Wednesday convicted two persons identified as Adit Kumar Biswal and Ajit Kumar Biswal of Dhenkanal district for getting recruited by submitting fake HSC and Sports certificates.
The Court sentenced both the convicts to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years on each count and to pay fine of Rs.10,000 each on each count and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 months more each for the offence.
Adit and Ajit were charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Berhampur Vigilance PS case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) PC Act, 1988/468/471/420/120-B IPC for getting appointment in the Seopy recruitment of OSAP 3rd Battalion, Korapur in 1996 by submitting fake certificates.