Ex-Ernakulam ADM gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment in 2015 bribery case

• Former Ernakulam Additional District Magistrate (ADM) B Ramachandran sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment.
• Kottayam Vigilance Court also imposed a fine of Rs five lakh in the 2015 bribery case.
• Ramachandran was found guilty of accepting a bribe for issuing an NOC to renew a fireworks shop license in Tripunithura.
• The accused demanded a bribe from the complainant, threatening to reject the application otherwise.
• Vigilance officials laid a trap and caught Ramachandran while accepting the bribe.