In February of 2009, Sukh Ram was convicted of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, ordered to forfeit assets worth Rs 4.35 crore ($836,000), pay a fine of 2 lakhs, and offered bail of Rs 50,000 ($1000).
Sukh Ram still awaits trial on the second telecom corruption charge involving the Haryana charge.
| Allegedly Involved: | $1,071,000 |
| Frozen So Far: | |
| Traced So Far: | $836,000 |
| Recovered: | $836,000 |
| Origin: | India |
| Status: | Conviction |
| Conviction: | Holding assets disproportionate to income (Prevention of Corruption Act) |
| Opened: | 8/1/06 |
| Closed: | 2/20/06 |
| Allegedly Stolen: | $836,000 |
| Frozen: | $836,000 |
| Recovered: | $836,000 |
| Jurisdiction: | India |
| AR Mechanism: | Criminal |
The following countries are linked to this case:
| Title | Former Indian government minister faces major forfeiture in graft case |
| Author | Mary Spicuzza |
| Publisher | Asset Forfeiture Watch |
| Pub. date | Mon, 2 Mar 2009 |
| Website | http://www.asse…7C25D8B0AD9E24F |
| Title | Assets case: Takes 13 years for Sukh Ram’s conviction |
| Publisher | Indian Express News |
| Pub. date | Sat, 21 Feb 2009 |
| Website | http://www.indi…-ram.../426331/ |
| Title | Court orders forfeiture of Sukhram’s assets |
| Author | Devesh K. Pandey |
| Publisher | The Hindu |
| Pub. date | Thu, 26 Feb 2009 |
| Website | http://www.hind…22660221300.htm |