Nashik: The head of the irrigation department of the Satana sub-division has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case of bribery in 2019.The court of district and sessions judge, S. U Baghele, also slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the convict identified as Raju Ramole.A release from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Nashik said that a case against Ramole was registered in 2019. A farmer had complained to the ACB that Ramole was demanding a bribe of Rs 36,000 to remove the silt from the Jokhoda dam in Baglan taluka.The farmer produced evidence in the form of a voice recording of Ramole accepting to have received Rs 11,000 from the farmer and demanding Rs 15,000 more to give permission to remove the silt.The ACB release said that on the basis of the evidence submitted by the investigating officer, PSI Mrudula Naik, and the arguments by assistant public prosecutors Mahendraw Fulpagare and S. K. Sonawane, the court found Ramole guilty.In the event the convict fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh, he will have to serve another year of rigorous imprisonment.We also published the following articles recently7 drug peddlers sentenced to 16 years rigorous imprisonment in LudhianaA local court in Ludhiana has sentenced seven drug peddlers to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,60,000 on them. The convicts were apprehended with large quantities of intoxicant tablets and cash. The court found them guilty after evaluating the evidence presented, despite their claims of false implication. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional three months of imprisonment. The police had filed a charge sheet against the accused after their arrests and the completion of the investigation.US Nagars silt-filled reservoirs impact irrigation, flood controlTwo reservoirs in Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand are in urgent need of maintenance, as their water-holding capacity has decreased by 45%. These reservoirs, which were constructed over 50 years ago, have not undergone any silt removal in the past five decades. The silt build-up has led to a reduction in their capacity and poses a threat to irrigation and flood control efforts. The Uttarakhand irrigation department is working to resolve the issue by discussing it with higher authorities.Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping, impregnating 14-year-oldA 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting and impregnating a 14-year-old girl he met at a garba event in 2018. The judge stated that the accused preyed on a child of tender age and that the prosecution had proved that the accused raped the child. The twins were aborted at 16 weeks, and DNA tests confirmed the accused as their biological father. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, which will be paid to the child as compensation.

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