Lucknow, May 8 -- The CBI court has sentenced six accused, including Shiv Ganesh Tripathi, then Assistant Postmaster, Jawahar Lal, then Assistant Postmaster, Om Prakash Singh, then Ledger Clerk, Dile Ram, then Ledger Clerk, Zakir Hussain, then Ledger Clerk of Banda Head Post Office, and Prahlad Singh, Pvt. Person, to 7-10 years' Rigorous Imprisonment.

According to a press statement, the Ld. Court of Spl. Judge for CBI cases, Lucknow, fined Rs. 4.45 lakh in a case related to the misappropriation of Government funds.

Accused Shiv Ganesh Tripathi, then Assistant Postmaster, Jawahar Lal, then Assistant Postmaster, Om Prakash Singh, then Ledger Clerk, Dile Ram, then Ledger Clerk, and Zakir Hussain, Ledger Clerk of Banda Head Post Office were...