Ahmedabad, Dec. 30 -- The CBI Court Ahmedabad on Monday, convicted and sentenced the accused Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia, the then Appraiser/Preventive Officer, Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ), presently working as Inspector, Central Excise and Service tax, Bhavnagar, to five years rigorous imprisonment (RI) with fine of Rs 63,00,000 in a Disproportionate Assets case, a release said.

His wife, Pooja Karelia, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50,000 for abetment of the offence in the said Disproportionate Assets (DA) case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the instant case on September 30, 2013, against the accused Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia, the then Appraiser/Preventive Officer, Kandla...