May 22, 2017 3:24 PM

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Former coal secretary H C Gupta awarded 2-year jail term in coal scam case

A Special Court in Delhi has awarded two-year-imprisonment to the former coal secretary H C Gupta in a coal scam case.<br/><br/>Special CBI Judge Bharat Parasher also sentenced two senior government officials, K S Kropha and K C Samaria, for two-year imprisonment in the case.<br/><br/>Besides the jail term, the court also imposed a fine of one lakh rupees each on the three convicts.<br/><br/>Besides them, the court imposed a fine of one crore rupees on convicted private firm Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd, while its Managing Director Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia was awarded three-year jail term. He will also have to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh.<br/><br/>All the convicts were granted bail soon after the sentence was announced to enable them move the High Court.

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