Four convicted in air fare scam
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 25 2013:
The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West has convicted five persons of an air ticketing agency in connection with siphoning off Rs 22,93,144, which was to be deposited to Indian Airlines by way of sale of tickets in 2005 and 2006 .
The five convicted include an Accountant of Indian Airlines, Imphal station and four employees of the ticketing agency.
The ticketing firm, which failed to deposit the sum of Rs 22,93,144 to Indian Airlines, collected by way of sale of air tickets has been named as one M/S Shija Tours and Travels and located at Kanglapat road.
The four employees of the ticketing firm, who have been convicted by the Court are Khundongbam Langjingngamba, Khundongbam Langgamba, Leishangthem Athoiba and Nandeibam Premjit.
The Accountant of Indian Airlines, Imphal station, who has also been convicted has been named as Chung Rongmei.
After the ticketing firm failed to deposit the sum of Rs 22,93,144 to Indian Airlines in 2005 and 2006, collected by way of sale of tickets, the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the case.
After investigating the case, the CBI filed a charge sheet at the Court on April 25, 2008 .
According to the charge sheet the amount was misappropriated by the Accountant of Indian Airlines, Imphal Station and the four employees of the ticketing firm.
The CBI filed the charge sheets under IPC 409/402/102 against Khundongbam Langjingngamba and Khundongbam Langgamba while Nandeibam Premjit was charged under IPC Section 468 and 471 read with 12013 .
The Accountant of Indian Airlines, Imphal Station, Chung Rongmei was charged under IPC Section 420 read with 120 B .
A Senior Public Prosecutor represented the CBI in the case, which took over 6 years and four months to dispose off.
The quantum of punishment will be announced during the sentence hearing scheduled on September 27 .