A local court here sentenced a retired officer of Andhra Pradesh government to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment, holding him guilty of amassing wealth illegally.
The court directed that an amount of ₹ 46 lakh, which was estimated as the value of disproportionate assets of the retired officer, should be confiscated to the State after the appeal time was over.
The judgement was delivered by the Full Additional Charge Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases K. Sailaja on Tuesday.
As per the verdict, the retired officer B. Yogeshwar Rao, against whom the case of earning properties illegally was registered in 2002, should deposit ₹ 46.48 lakh in the court within four months of the date of judgement.
The same should be remitted to the government. The judge ordered that the State should secure the money by selling properties of the convicted officer if he failed to deposit the sum.
Yogeshwar Rao was working as Deputy Chief Inspector of Boilers in Factories Department in Anantapur of Andhra Pradesh then.
A special team of ACB officials led by DSP (then Inspector) J. Ashok Kumar registered a case against Mr. Rao for allegedly acquiring properties disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Mr. Rao’s family used to live in Kukatpally while he worked in Anantapur.
After the trial, the court convicted him of the charge and awarded punishment.
