New Delhi, September 22, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A CBI Court in Jaipur has convicted and sentenced three public servants to seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a bank fraud case involving the unauthorised release of mortgaged securities and a loss of more than Rs 12 lakh to the bank, officials said on Tuesday.
The court, on September 18, convicted Ramji Lal Meena, then Branch Manager; Murari Lal Meena, then Special Assistant; and Than Singh Lashkar, then Peon-cum-Housekeeper at the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) branch in Sheosinghpura, Lalsot, Dausa.
All three were sentenced to seven years of RI and fined Rs 85,000 each.
The CBI registered the case on February 1, 2019, following a complaint by the then Deputy General Manager of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
According to the complaint, Murari Lal Meena, while serving as Special Assistant at the Sheosinghpura branch, allegedly abused his official position by dishonestly issuing unauthorised ‘No Dues Certificates’. The certificates facilitated the release of mortgaged securities despite outstanding loan liabilities.
The alleged acts caused a wrongful loss of Rs 12,14,660.71 to the bank across three loan accounts.
Following its investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Murari Lal Meena, Ramji Lal Meena and Than Singh Lashkar on May 5, 2022. After completion of the trial, the court convicted all three accused and sentenced them accordingly.
In a separate case, the CBI had registered a case against retired Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Deputy Chief Engineer Sajal Kanti Das for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The CBI’s Guwahati branch said Das and his wife, Sangita Das, allegedly accumulated disproportionate assets worth approximately Rs 88.20 lakh between 2016 and 2022.
According to the agency, the couple’s total assets increased from around Rs 39.85 lakh in 2016 to Rs 1,28,66,946 in 2022. The alleged increase forms the basis of the disproportionate assets case.
The investigation identified several properties and financial holdings allegedly linked to the couple in Assam’s Cachar district. These included a house valued at approximately Rs 19 lakh, reportedly constructed on five kathas of land in Rangpur locality of Cachar district.
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