Seven-year rigorous imprisonment for former SBI manager

The CBI  Court after completion of the trial convicted G P Radhakrishnan, SBI Pudukottai branch ex-chief manager, J Rajagoplan, ex-asst cashier, Shek Amir,  Rajkapoor and P Vishwanathan and sentenced each of them to seven years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI). Siva Rangasamy, also involved in the case, was convicted and sentenced to undergo five years RI. Another accused, T Mohan was acquitted by the  court. The Court also slapped a total fine of Rs 65,000 on them. The allegation is that  during the year 2002, the accused officials entered into a criminal conspiracy and facilitated in opening a current account in the name of a non-existing firms caused a wrongful pecuniary loss of Rs 1.08 crore to the SBI.