Overview
- A CBI court on Wednesday convicted Satdhari Lal Sahu and sentenced him to three years' rigorous imprisonment plus a Rs 20,000 fine.
- The CBI said it laid a trap on December 26, 2012 and caught Sahu accepting Rs 15,000 to furnish copies of the Old CRO survey of Rajkot and British‑era land records.
- Investigators searched Sahu’s home and office, filed a chargesheet on June 28, 2013, and the case concluded with the 2026 judgment after a 14‑year legal process.
- Sahu was posted at the National Archives of India record centre in Zalana Dungari, Jaipur, and the case illustrates how staff with access to official records can be exploited for payments by people seeking land documents.
- Separately, the CBI on October 23 arrested two Enforcement Directorate Lucknow officials in an alleged Rs 5 lakh bribery, a development that underscores simultaneous anti‑corruption activity across agencies.