Ex-union minister Thungon moves HC against conviction

Former Union minister PK Thungon, convicted and jailed for four-and-a-half years in a graft case, on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court order holding him guilty.

A Bench of Justice Indermeet Kaur posted matter for hearing on December 3. Thungon was held guilty on July 21 in a case pertaining to misappropriation of Rs 2 crore funds released by the Centre for public welfare of Nagaland.

The case was lodged by CBI in 1998 against Thungon and others and he was convicted for offences under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 419 (cheating by personation), 420, 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of IPC and under relevant provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.