<p>A CBI special court has convicted a former Assistant Grade-I officer of Food Corporation of India for misappropriation and causing loss to the government exchequer.</p>.<p>The convict is K S Srinivasaiah, who worked at food storage depot at Maddur in Mandya district.</p>.<p>While working as shed in charge of the depot, Srinivasaiah abused his official position and sent out 350 bags of grade-A raw rice worth Rs 4.81 lakh into the black market. He had tampered the entries in the office records and misappropriated the rice meant for public distribution system (PDS). A charge sheet was filed in September 2015.</p>.<p>The special court sentenced Srinivasaiah to undergo five years simple imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs two lakh.</p>
<p>A CBI special court has convicted a former Assistant Grade-I officer of Food Corporation of India for misappropriation and causing loss to the government exchequer.</p>.<p>The convict is K S Srinivasaiah, who worked at food storage depot at Maddur in Mandya district.</p>.<p>While working as shed in charge of the depot, Srinivasaiah abused his official position and sent out 350 bags of grade-A raw rice worth Rs 4.81 lakh into the black market. He had tampered the entries in the office records and misappropriated the rice meant for public distribution system (PDS). A charge sheet was filed in September 2015.</p>.<p>The special court sentenced Srinivasaiah to undergo five years simple imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs two lakh.</p>
