Mizoram CBI court sentences ex-PWD official, NRHM director to 4 yrs in jail

NEW DELHI: A Special CBI court in Aizawl has awarded four-year imprisonment to N. Pallai, then Mission Director of the National Rural Health Mission, and Lalsangliana Chhakchhuak, then Executive Engineer, PWD, Government of Mizoram, in connection with a case pertaining to the misappropriation of Rs 5.74 crore for the upgradation of the Civil Hospital in the Mizoram capital. Both have been found guilty of causing a loss of Rs 29,48,819 to the state government.

The court, while awarding them jail terms, also imposed a fine of Rs 24 lakh on Pallai and Rs 6 lakh on Chhakchhuak. The CBI registered the case on January 31, 2014, on the request of the Mizoram government against the accused on the allegations of misappropriation of Rs 5.74 crore for the upgradation of the Civil Hospital in Aizawl.

During the investigation, it was found that Pallai and Chhakchhuak had misappropriated a sum of Rs 29,48,819. After an investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet on September 30, 2015, against both accused. The trial court found the accused guilty and convicted them on Tuesday. (IANS)

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