November 23, 2011 4:56 PM

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Sukh Ram moves Delhi HC against his conviction in telecom case

Former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to award a lucrative contract to a telecom firm in 1996. 86-year-old Sukh Ram, who had held the Telecom portfolio in P V Narasimha Rao's cabinet, was convicted last Thursday in a cable contract case. He was handed out five years jail term by Special CBI judge R P Pandey on Saturday and sent to jail.

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