After 22 years, CBI gets conviction against 6 accused who evaded Customs duty

A designated court in Mumbai has convicted six accused in a customs duty evasion case. All six accused were found guilty of conspiracy, cheating, and forgery for evading customs duty under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) scheme.

A designated court in Mumbai has convicted six accused in a customs duty evasion case. All six accused were found guilty of conspiracy, cheating, and forgery for evading customs duty under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) scheme. The Court has sentenced Snehalata Samdarshi Jaiswal to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 3.80 crore, Ramesh Suraj Bax Singh, Kiran Narhari Cheulkar, Pradeep Babulal Sanghavi to undergo two years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 4.50 lakh, and Suresh Kumar Jain to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs 3 lakh. A fine of Rs 3 lakh was also imposed on accused firm KMP Syntex Pvt. Ltd upon conviction.