Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 05:
The Special Court (No.I Manipur West) today fixed January 10 for hearing the sentences to be awarded on two senior officers of the Health Directorate in connection with swindling Govt money while purchasing medical equipments way back in 1981.The same Court had on Dec 29 last convicted the duo, Gurumayum Mani Sharma and Ayekpam Gojendra , who are currently serving respectively as Medical Superintendent of State TB Hospital and Chief Medical Officer, Imphal, after finding them guilty of several sections of IPC pertaining to abetment of conspiring, cheating, forgery, etc.
Sources said that the two officials are now on bail, and Gurumayum Mani besides being convicted in this particular case is also involved in several related cases that were investigated into by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Nine other cases whose chargesheets against the accused persons had already been placed, would be heard by the same Court on Jan 8, the sources said.