New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) A former deputy general manager of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and his wife have been convicted for money laundering and sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment by a Chennai court, the Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday.

The additional sessions court also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 each on them, it said.

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It convicted Dorai Raj, a former DGM of the FCI, Chennai, and his wife, Sarumathi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement.

The court also ordered for "immediate confiscation" of attached property (land and building) worth Rs 81 lakh of Sarumathi, it said.

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The two have been convicted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED case was filed after studying a CBI charge sheet that alleged Dorai Raj and other FCI officers received "huge amounts of illegal gratification".

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