CBI court Mohali sentenced IRS officer, his wife to imprisonment; imposes fine in DA case
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ February 7,2024
The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Mohali has today sentenced accused Varinder Prabhakar, then Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot (ICD), Ludhiana to 7(seven) years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and his wife Shashi Prabhakar to 3 (three) years of RI with a fine of Rs.50,000/- in a Disproportionate Assets case. The Court also ordered forfeiture of Disproportionate Assets to the tune of Rs.1.05 crore (approx.) to the Government.
CBI had registered a case on 17.02.2006 against Varinder Prabhakar, Assistant Commissioner of customs, ICD, Ludhiana on allegations of acquiring assets which were disproportionate to known sources of income during his service tenure of from 1974 to 2006 by misusing his official position as a public servant. The instant case was an outcome of searches in a trap case against accused Varinder Prabhakar.
After completion of investigation, Charge sheet was filed on 30.06.2008 against Varinder Prabhakar and his wife Shashi Prabhakar in the Court of Special Judge, CBI-cum-NIA, SAS Nagar, Mohali.
