It was alleged by CBI that during the years 2007 to 2009, R Sekar, then Protector of Emigrants (POE), along with others, entered into a conspiracy and in pursuance of that, collected bribe amount in the form of 'Speed Money' from various Recruiting agents for clearance of Emigration Certificates
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Mumbai, December 25, 2023: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) has sentenced R Sekar (IRS), then Protector of Emigrants (POE), Chennai to undergo seven years Rigorous Imprisonment and Anwar Hussain, Private person (Recruiting Agent) to undergo 4 years RI. A total fine of Rs18000/- was also imposed on the accused.
CBI had registered a case against the said accused and others. It was alleged that during the years 2007 to 2009, R Sekar, then Protector of Emigrants (POE) along with others including Anwar Hussain, Private person (Recruiting Agent) entered into a conspiracy and in pursuance of that, Anwar Hussain, Private person (Recruiting Agent) collected bribe amount in the form of ‘Speed Money’ from various Recruiting agents for clearance of Emigration Certificates, submitted by the agents, and handed over the said bribe amount to then Protector of Emigrants (POE) & also other public servants. It was further alleged that out of the bribe amount, Rs13 lakh (approx) was handed over to other person for arranging Engineering admission for the son of R Sekar. The said amount was recovered.
After investigation, a chargesheet was filed against the accused.
The Trial Court found the said accused guilty and convicted them.
