Former Nizamabad police inspector convicted in corruption case

A special court in Hyderabad on Wednesday convicted a former police inspector from Nizamabad district in a corruption case.

Dharavath Balaji was sentenced to one year’s rigorous imprisonment on each of the two counts, with the sentences to run concurrently, and fined ₹10,000. Additional Special Judge II for SPE and ACB cases, md. Abdul Javeed Pasha, pronounced the verdict on 11 November and convicted Balaji under Sections 7 and 13(1)(a). d) read with section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.

Balaji was convicted in a case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2011. The court ordered that the two jail terms run concurrently.

Published – 11 Nov 2026 19:13 IST