NEW DELHI: A CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced two postal officials posted at Kunda Sub Post Office in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh in a bribery case involving illegal payments demanded for processing recurring deposit accounts.
The court, on October 12, sentenced Postal Assistant Suraj Prasad Mishra to three years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹15,000. Sub Post Master Santosh Kumar Saroj was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and fined ₹5,000.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the two officials had allegedly conspired to demand illegal gratification from a commission agent handling recurring deposit (RD) accounts. They reportedly sought ₹100 for every ₹20,000 deposited into the accounts, describing the payment as “Suvidha Kharch”.
The officials allegedly threatened to obstruct the agent’s work if the demanded money was not paid.
The CBI registered the case on November 30, 2019, and laid a trap the same day. Postal Assistant Mishra was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1,000 for processing a deposit of ₹2,00,040, the agency said.
Following the investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Mishra and Saroj on December 31, 2019.
After the trial, the court convicted both officials and awarded the respective sentences.
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