Former deputy director general, Mercantile Marine department, convicted and sentenced

KOLKATA: The special judge for CBI cases, Chennai, on Monday, convicted TVS Sarma, former Engineer & Ship Surveyor-cum-Deputy Director General (Technical) of Mercantile Marine department, Chennai and sentenced him to a year's rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 4,000 in a bribery case.

The CBI had registered a case against Sarma and others from private agencies after receiving complaints that he had conspired with two candidates who appeared in the Engineering & Ship Survey Examination for issuance of licence to professional ship surveyors. The candidates had appeared for the examination in 2005 and Sarma had manipulated the process by removing the answer sheets in his custody.

These answer sheets were handed over to the candidates and they erased the pencil marked portions and inserted the correct answers. In return, Sarma received gratification of Rs 5,15,000 through a conduit.

During investigation, the two candidates and the conduit turned approvers. The CBI filed a chargesheet against Sarma under Section 120-B read with Sections 420 and 381 of the IPC, Sections 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. On completion of trial, Sarma was convicted and sentenced.

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