New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- A Special CBI Court in Mumbai today awarded four years rigorous jail term to the owner of a private firm in connection with an insurance fraud case.

The court while awarding sentence to the accused Pravin Dagha, Proprietor of Pravin & Co also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on him.

The instant case was registered by CBI, ACB, Mumbai in 2018 on allegations that Dagha in connivance with officials of National Insurance Company, Mumbai and unknown others during the period 2010-2011 fraudulently and dishonestly submitted forged documents and obtained a false claim of Rs. 21,96,174 from National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), Mumbai against the Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy.

After the conclusion of investigation...