A Special Court in Guwahati today pronounced sentences for the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) recruitment scam. The Special Court sentenced 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined two lakh rupees to former APSC Chairman, Rakesh Paul and 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined up to two lakh rupees each for fellow APSC members Basanta Kumar Doley and Samedur Rahman.  Rakesh Paul was convicted under four different sections, according to sources.

The court also sentenced 29 other accused candidates to four years of imprisonment each, along with fines of up to 10 thousand rupees.
Rakesh Paul and the two members are already facing trial in a separate cash-for-jobs scams.