<h1>Ex-Bank Manager Sentenced to 3 Years for 2003 Fraud; Found Guilty Under Prevention of Corruption Act for Misconduct.</h1> A special CBI court in Ahmedabad sentenced a former Bank of India chief manager to three years in prison and fined him Rs 1.5 lakh for his involvement in a 2003 fraud case. The official was found guilty of causing a wrongful loss of Rs 80 lakh to the bank by facilitating loans and credit based on forged collateral. The CBI charged him with cheating, forgery, and criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court found that he failed to conduct due diligence and was involved in a criminal conspiracy to approve fraudulent loans.