CRPF Bribery Verdict: Former DIG and Colleagues Jailed

A CBI special court in Lucknow sentenced former CRPF Deputy Inspector General Vinod Kumar Sharma and two others to three years in prison for a 2009 bribery case involving constable recruitment. The case involved a criminal conspiracy to solicit bribes from candidates for securing recruitment positions.

In a significant verdict by a CBI special court in Lucknow, former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the CRPF, Vinod Kumar Sharma, was sentenced alongside two others to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2009 bribery case.

The court found Sharma and his associates guilty of soliciting bribes in a recruitment scam for constables. The trio, including CRPF personnel Satyavir Singh and Tirath Pal Chaturvedi, were also issued a total fine of Rs 1.2 lakh.

The charges stemmed from a criminal conspiracy to ensure candidate selection through illegal means. Filed initially in 2009, the case highlighted the unchecked corruption impacting the recruitment process within the CRPF ranks.

(With inputs from agencies.)