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Film certification board official jailed

Chennai: A CBI court here Thursday sentenced an official of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to one year's rigorous imprisonment after he was caught accepting a bribe.D. Rajasekar, regional officer of the CBFC,

PTI Published : Feb 28, 2014 15:41 IST, Updated : Feb 28, 2014 16:29 IST
film certification board official jailed
film certification board official jailed

Chennai: A CBI court here Thursday sentenced an official of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to one year's rigorous imprisonment after he was caught accepting a bribe.


D. Rajasekar, regional officer of the CBFC, was sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment, said a statement issued here by the anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

According to the statement, the anti-corruption branch laid a trap for Rajasekar on receipt of a complaint that he demanded a bribe of Rs.10,000 for viewing a film and issuing the necessary certificate.

The CBI laid a trip and caught Rajasekar while he was accepting bribe from the complainant whose name the agency has withheld.
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