Guwahati, March 27: A CBI Special Court in Guwahati has sentenced Wahed Ali, a former record arranger of the Gauhati High Court, to six years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of ₹1.8 lakh for his role in a ₹38.88 lakh embezzlement case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case on October 15, 1996, following a complaint by the Registrar (Judicial), Gauhati High Court. The allegations centred on financial irregularities committed by Wahed Ali while handling Treasury and Travel Allowance (TA) bill payments.
Initially, Ali was accused of misappropriating ₹81,000, which he later deposited back via treasury challan after sensing legal action against him. He even submitted a letter stating that he would return any additional excess funds drawn from the treasury. However, further investigation revealed a much larger fraud.
CBI investigations uncovered that Ali had fraudulently withdrawn funds by tampering with original figures on TA bills, adding fake names and inflated amounts to official records, manipulating documents to siphon off public funds and through these fraudulent practices, Ali embezzled a total of ₹38,88,050.
After a thorough probe, the CBI filed a chargesheet on September 5, 2000, against Ali and other individuals involved. The Special Judge, CBI (Additional Court No. 3, Chandmari, Guwahati) found him guilty and sentenced him to six years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of ₹1.8 lakh.
