Official convicted in Arunachal PDS scam
An Assam court on Wednesday convicted former Director of Food and Civil Supplies Ngangin Lego of involvement in the multi-crore Public Distribution System (PDS) scam in Arunachal Pradesh. The court sentenced Lego to five years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2 crore, after holding him guilty of acquiring ₹2.89 crore by abusing his official position during his tenure.