Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman was convicted by a Delhi court and taken into custody for accepting a bribe from a fake arms dealer in a 10-year-old graft case. Arguments on sentencing will be heard today. “I am of the considered opinion that CBI had been able to establish the necessary ingredients of offence under Section 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against accused Bangaru Laxman beyond reasonable doubt,” the court said while holding him guilty under the section of the anti-corruption act for accepting the bribe.

In the dock: u00a0The CBI has said that Bangaru Laxman acceptedu00a0Rs 1 lakh from the representatives of a firm in 2001 at his office, so he would pursue their proposal to supply certain products to the army. File pic