Kathmandu, March 13:

The Special Court today announced a jail sentence and imposed fines on several officials on charges of taking bribe and presenting fake academic certificates while acquiring their jobs.

The court slapped a one-month sentence and Rs 5,000 fine on Ganesh Prasad Upadhayay, an official of the Land Reform Office in Saptari. He was caught red-handed taking Rs 5,000 from a person to issue a decision in a land related case in his favour. The bench also announced 10 days’ imprisonment and Rs 1,000 fine for Bijaya Kumar Das, an official of the Nepal Telecom branch in Birtamod. Das was caught red-handed while taking bribe from a telephone user for transfering his telephone line.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 on Narendra Bahdur Shrestha, senior assistant of Nepal Bank Limited, Rs 2,500 fine on Bindilal Chaudhary, senior builder of Udayapur Cement Factory, Rs 2,000 fine Mohammad Usman Haluwai, on Supervisor of Nepal Drinking Water Corporation for posing fake certificates to get jobs.

The court also imposed Rs 2,000 fine on Barsha Basnet, computer operator of BP Koirala Health and Science Institute, Rs 2,000 on Babi Sharma, assistant of Rastriya Banijya Bank and Rs 2,500 on Ghanashyam Paudel, a chief assistant of the Karmachari Sanchaya for using fake certificates while getting job.