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Eight Former Railway Employees Convicted in 2002 Paper Leak Case

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Eight former Railway employees were convicted on Monday and sentenced to five years in prison for their role in the 2002 paper leak case. The Special Judge for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Ahmedabad pronounced the verdict, imposing a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the convicts. The convicts were charged with criminal conspiracy, theft, dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property, among other serious charges.

Key Takeaways:

  • The CBI registered a case on August 17, 2002, on the basis of a complaint by the then Chief Vigilance Inspector, Western Railway, Ahmedabad, regarding leakage of question paper by Goswami and others.
  • The convicts include eight former Railway employees and one private person, who died during the trial.
  • The CBI filed a chargesheet on July 28, 2003, against the accused, including Sunil Jasmal Golani, Mahendra Mathuraprasad Vyas, Rajeshkumar Kaleshwar Goswami, Anand Somabhai Meraiya, Prakash Sitaramdas Karamchandani, Mehboobali Abduljabbar Ansari, Pareshkumar Lalhibhai Patel, and Pappu Babba Khan.
  • The accused were charged with collecting amounts ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 Lakh from candidates who were to appear for the written examination for the post of Probationary Asstt. Station Master.

Statistics:

  • Five-year imprisonment term for each of the eight convicts.
  • Rs 5 lakh fine imposed on each of the convicts.
  • 2002: The year the CBI registered the case on the basis of a complaint by the then Chief Vigilance Inspector, Western Railway, Ahmedabad.
  • August 18, 2002: The scheduled date of the written examination for the post of Probationary Asstt. Station Master.
  • July 28, 2003: The date the CBI filed a chargesheet against the accused.

Sources:

  • The Hindu BusinessLine, August 18, 2002.
  • IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., Copyright 2025.

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