<p>A court here has sentenced a former director of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to three years imprisonment for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.</p>.<p>The Central Bureau of Investigation had charged Amar Krishna Ghosh of amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 24,11,707 between January 1987 and July 2005.</p>.<p>These assets were in the names of Ghosh, his wife, daughter and son, special public prosecutor Ashok Bagoria had submitted before court.</p>.<p>Special Judge Vivek Kathare, in his order last week, held that Ghosh possessed Rs 9,07,605 in disproportionate assets and convicted him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.</p>.<p>The three-year sentence has been suspended to allow Ghosh to approach the High Court.</p>
<p>A court here has sentenced a former director of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to three years imprisonment for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.</p>.<p>The Central Bureau of Investigation had charged Amar Krishna Ghosh of amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 24,11,707 between January 1987 and July 2005.</p>.<p>These assets were in the names of Ghosh, his wife, daughter and son, special public prosecutor Ashok Bagoria had submitted before court.</p>.<p>Special Judge Vivek Kathare, in his order last week, held that Ghosh possessed Rs 9,07,605 in disproportionate assets and convicted him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.</p>.<p>The three-year sentence has been suspended to allow Ghosh to approach the High Court.</p>