Officer Who Worked In Fire Department For 30 Years Jailed Over Fake Degree
NDTV
Additional sessions judge Sanjay Gupta on Thursday also imposed a fine of nearly Rs 12,000 on B S Tonger (70), who has studied up to only Class 10.
A local court in Indore has sentenced a former chief superintendent of the Madhya Pradesh fire department to four years of rigorous imprisonment for working as a gazetted officer for nearly 30 years by submitting a fake degree, a prosecution official said on Friday.
Additional sessions judge Sanjay Gupta on Thursday also imposed a fine of nearly Rs 12,000 on B S Tonger (70), who has studied up to only Class 10, said the official. Gazetted officers are executive, managerial or supervisorial level ranked public servants in India.
Tonger was sent to prison directly from the court after he was sentenced under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, he said.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the police had registered a case against Tonger on the complaint of a fire department inspector, the official said.
