Ex-ONGC Manager Convicted for Illicit Wealth

A special CBI court in Ahmedabad sentenced former ONGC manager, Kishanram Hiralal Sonkar, to three years in prison for possessing assets disproportionate to his income. Sonkar was also fined Rs 25 lakh. The CBI charge in 2006 revealed illicit assets worth Rs 22.15 lakh under Sonkar's possession.

A former ONGC manager has been sentenced to three years in prison by a special CBI court in Ahmedabad for accumulating illicit wealth far beyond his income, officials report.

Kishanram Hiralal Sonkar, the convicted manager, has also been fined Rs 25 lakh following an extended trial process.

The CBI initiated an investigation against Sonkar in 2006, uncovering illegal assets amounting to Rs 22.15 lakh, which were significantly above his known income sources.

(With inputs from agencies.)