BATHINDA, Feb. 12 -- Court upholds conviction of three cops in a case that surfaced in 2008 following a whistleblowing report by a police official

A sessions court in Moga district acquitted 17 travel agents, who were earlier held guilty and sentenced to three years' imprisonment by a trial court in 2018, in the case of fraudulent issuance of passports. The case dates back to 2008.

The judgment was pronounced by the additional sessions judge, Shiv Mohan Garg, on February 9, and the detailed order was released on February 10.

The judgment cites a shoddy police investigation and the trial court for overseeing legal provisions while deciding the 18-year-old case.

The sessions court has upheld the conviction of three policemen, Gurdayal S...