Patna, Oct 31 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Patna on Friday sentenced an insurance company’s employee to 18 months Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs 20,000 in a bribery case.

Accused Abhijeet Sarkar, Senior Assistant, National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL), Kishanganj Branch, was sentenced in the corruption case dating back to 2011, said a CBI statement.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case on September 27, 2011, on the basis of a written complaint that Sarkar demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant and accepted Rs 15,000, clearing his insurance claim file in respect of an accidental vehicle.

After investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet on April 31, 201,2, against the accused.

In a separate case, a Special CBI Court in Delhi on Friday

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