One year in prison for post office staff

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) A CBI court today sentenced a post office official to one year in prison for demanding a bribe of Rs 700.

Special CBI Judge Sunil Gaur passed the order against Sohinder Singh Gulati, a Public Relations Inspector posted at Janakpuri post office, who was caught accepting the bribe red handed from the field officer of a private company in September, 1993.

He had been sent to ascertain facts about the factory for issuance of an export-import code.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 13,000 on him.

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