Customs Corruption: Trio Convicted in Rs 14 Crore Fraud

A special CBI court convicted a former Customs and Central Excise superintendent and two others for a 2009 case involving forgery and duty evasion of Rs 14 crore. The court sentenced them to one year of imprisonment under IPC section 420 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Two accused were acquitted.

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has convicted a former superintendent of the Customs and Central Excise department, alongside two accomplices, in connection to a 2009 forgery and duty evasion case totaling Rs 14 crore.

Special Judge SM Menjonge found Dattaram Kubde, the former superintendent, guilty of enabling Mohammed Hussain Sattar, an export firm owner, in falsifying bond documents used for export-import trades, under IPC section 420 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. They received a one-year sentence.

The actions led to duty evasion of Rs 13.76 crore, aided by Naresh Bhatia, the third convict. Meanwhile, two others were acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

(With inputs from agencies.)