Indian Military Veterans
New Delhi, September 2
A Delhi court has sentenced a decorated retired Indian Army Brigadier to two years of rigorous imprisonment in a disproportionate assets case involving Rs 68 lakh.
Special CBI Judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma convicted Brigadier Samir Baron Ray (retd) under different sections of te Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) for possessing assets worth Rs 68.09 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income.
“I consider that taking into account the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the convict is sentenced with rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years and fine of Rs 5 lakhs,” the judge said.
The court, however, granted bail and suspended Ray’s sentence till October 1, 2014, while directing him to furnish personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety of the like amount.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case on August 31, 2008 against Ray, the then deputy director general, Ordinance Services, posted at Integrated headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army), Delhi, alleging he had amassed assets worth several lakhs of rupees in his name as well as in the name of his family between April 1, 2000 and August 31, 2008.
Ray had joined the Army in 1973 and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier in 2005. He retired on August 31, 2008. — PTI
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