A CBI court today acquitted eight retired people, including IPS officer Ram Chandra Khan, accused in the uniform scam case over 32 years ago.
CBI court judge Sarvjeet passed the order acquitting Khan and seven others for want of evidence against them in the case relating to uniform scam in Bihar Military Police (BMP) in 1984.
Khan was the IG of BMP when the Rs 37.50 lakh uniform scam surfaced.
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A case was registered under sections of Indian Penal Code, besides Prevention of Corruption Act against Khan and other accused persons by the then CBI DSP N N Singh at police stations in Gopalganj, Lakhisarai and Patna districts on July 8, 1986.
The accused were charged with purchasing police uniform at steep rates and abusing their power to give undue favour to local suppliers between 1983 to 1985 in violation of the circular against purchasing these materials locally.
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