The Supreme Court on Sunday issued its final verdict on the high-profile Sudan scam, ordering jail and fines for three former inspector generals of Nepal Police and other police officers of various ranks.

The apex court slapped two-year jail and Rs50,000 fine on former IG Om Bikram Rana while it ordered Rs40,000 fine and one-year prison term each for former IGPs Hem Bahadur Gurung and Ramesh Chand Thakuri.

A division bench of Chief Justice Sushila Karki and Justice Bishwomber Prasad Shrestha passed the final judgment on the case pertaining to embezzlement of state funds during the procurement of armed personnel carriers and other equipment meant for Nepali peacekeepers in Sudan.

The bench found them guilty of purchasing obsolete and substandard armoured vehicles for the peacekeepers.

The court also slapped a one-year prison and Rs40,000 fine on then additional inspector generals Shyam Singh Thapa and Deepak Singh Thangden.

Then-DIG Deep Kumar Shrestha and then SSP Ravi Pratap Rana were also given six-month jail and Rs30,000 fine each.

The court has given clean chit to the other accused.