The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Mohali on Wednesday (7 February) sentenced Varinder Prabhakar, then Assistant Commissioner of Customs, ICD, Ludhiana to seven years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and his wife Shashi Prabhakar to three years of RI with a fine of Rs.50,000 in a Disproportionate Assets case.The Court also forfeited Disproportionate Assets to the tune of Rs.1.05 crore to the Government.

According to information available, CBI on 17th February 2006 had registered a case against Varinder Prabhakar, Assistant Commissioner of customs, ICD, Ludhiana on allegations of acquiring assets which were disproportionate to known sources of income during his service tenure of from 1974 to 2006 by misusing his official position as a public servant.

The instant case was an outcome of searches in a trap case against accused Varinder Prabhakar. After completion of investigation, Charge sheet was filed on 30th June 2008 against Varinder Prabhakar and his wife Shashi Prabhakar in the Court of Special Judge, CBI-cum-NIA, SAS Nagar, Mohali.

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