Chandigarh, Dec. 14 -- In a significant judgment, the judicial magistrate's court convicted Dharminder Singh, a resident of Sector 49-C in a cheating case dating back to 2016. The conviction stems from a complaint filed by Ramesh Kumar Singh, the accused's brother, whose identity was stolen for the job.

Since the convict cheated the home guard department by impersonation to obtain a volunteer position, the court stated in its order dated December 9 that he is not entitled to the relief of probation. He was ordered to undergo three-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of Rs.5,000 for cheating (Section 420 of the IPC), and two years' RI and a fine of Rs.2,000 for cheating by personation (Section 419 of the IPC).

The deception began ...