A former police inspector from Nizamabad district was convicted in a corruption case by a special court in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Dharavath Balaji was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment on each of the two counts, with the sentences to run concurrently, and fined ₹10,000. The II Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Md. Abdul Javeed Pasha, pronounced the verdict on November 11, convicting Balaji under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Balaji was convicted in a case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2011. The court ordered the two prison sentences to run concurrently.
Published - November 11, 2026 07:13 pm IST
Source: The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau
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