New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against four government employees, including a senior IAS officer, and six Daman-based distilleries for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 340 crore to the exchequer.
According to the CBI, a case under different Sections of IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against O. Ravi, Joint Secretary (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs and two excise inspectors -- Ramesh Mahyavanshi and Vijay Halpati -- and against sub-inspector Suresh Dhodi.
The case was also registered against the directors of six distilleries -- Khemani Distilleries, Royal Distilleries, Jupiter Distilleries, Krimpy Distilleries, Silver Star Distilleries and Dharmesh Distilleries and other unknown persons for fraud.
"It has been alleged that in order to evade excise duty and VAT, the distilleries of Daman in connivance with officials of the excise department resorted to under reporting of production by preparing fake documents," a CBI spokesperson said.
The CBI has conducted searches at 36 places of accused persons at Daman, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Ravi, a 1983-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, allegedly took a bribe of Rs 25 lakh to get a Daman administrator transferred, he said.
Sources said the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to suspend Ravi.
The suspension orders are likely to be issued Wednesday night or Thursday, they said.
Source: PTI, http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3868923
Friday, June 25, 2010
IAS, IFS among 12 officers under CVC net for corruption
The CVC has given its nod for issuance of sanction for prosecution of 12 officers, including two IAS and IFS, for alleged irregularities in discharging duties.
The Central Vigilance Commission has advised grant of sanction for prosecution against Ram Pratap Singh, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers -- A K Monappa and R K Srivastava -- of the Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions.
The anti-corruption watchdog has also suggested the same action against G S Matharoo, Jai Raj Sharma and Mohan Lal Khatri, all employees of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, R R Meena, T K Chakraborty and Ashok Ratital Mahida of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
In its January report, the Commission has recommended issuance of prosecution against B B Mittal, working in the Railways Ministry, Dr N Elangeswaran, an employee in the department of Health and Rajvansh Homi employed with the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
The CVC has advised imposition of major penalty against 135 officers, including 33 from the Ministry of Railways, 30 from MCD, 25 from Public Sector Banks, six each from Ministry of Labour and Department of Defence Production, five each from New India Assurance Company Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, besides others.
The Commission has received 1,556 complaints during the month. Of these, 1,021 complaints were sent for necessary action, whereas 122 complaints were sent for investigation and report, it said, adding that no action was required on 569 complaints.
On its recommendations, the competent authorities issued sanctions for prosecution against 24 officers and charge sheets were filed against 44 officers.
The recoveries to the tune of about Rs 80 lakh were affected after the Commission conducted technical examination of some departments.
"The Commission is deeply concerned over continuing delays in filling the post of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) in Delhi Transport Corporation and Hindustan Shipyard Limited," the report said, adding, "the government is being regularly reminded."
Source: 1) http://www.hindustantimes.com/IAS-IFS-among-12-officers-under-CVC-net-for-corruption/Article1-526209.aspx
2)
Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, April 02, 2010
First Published: 15:47 IST(2/4/2010)
Last Updated: 15:48 IST(2/4/2010)
The Central Vigilance Commission has advised grant of sanction for prosecution against Ram Pratap Singh, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers -- A K Monappa and R K Srivastava -- of the Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions.
The anti-corruption watchdog has also suggested the same action against G S Matharoo, Jai Raj Sharma and Mohan Lal Khatri, all employees of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, R R Meena, T K Chakraborty and Ashok Ratital Mahida of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
In its January report, the Commission has recommended issuance of prosecution against B B Mittal, working in the Railways Ministry, Dr N Elangeswaran, an employee in the department of Health and Rajvansh Homi employed with the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
The CVC has advised imposition of major penalty against 135 officers, including 33 from the Ministry of Railways, 30 from MCD, 25 from Public Sector Banks, six each from Ministry of Labour and Department of Defence Production, five each from New India Assurance Company Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, besides others.
The Commission has received 1,556 complaints during the month. Of these, 1,021 complaints were sent for necessary action, whereas 122 complaints were sent for investigation and report, it said, adding that no action was required on 569 complaints.
On its recommendations, the competent authorities issued sanctions for prosecution against 24 officers and charge sheets were filed against 44 officers.
The recoveries to the tune of about Rs 80 lakh were affected after the Commission conducted technical examination of some departments.
"The Commission is deeply concerned over continuing delays in filling the post of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) in Delhi Transport Corporation and Hindustan Shipyard Limited," the report said, adding, "the government is being regularly reminded."
Source: 1) http://www.hindustantimes.com/IAS-IFS-among-12-officers-under-CVC-net-for-corruption/Article1-526209.aspx
2)
Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, April 02, 2010
First Published: 15:47 IST(2/4/2010)
Last Updated: 15:48 IST(2/4/2010)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
IPS officer worth Rs 250 cr
IPS officer worth Rs 250 cr?
BANGALORE: The Lokayukta on Wednesday raided the residences of five officials, including an IPS officer Hemanth Nimbalkar, and unearthed assets worth Rs 5.17 crore.
The Lokayukta believes that Hemanth Nimbalkar has strong political connections with a prominent politician from Maharashtra.
During the raids, Lokayukta seized property worth Rs 76 lakh but the agency suspects that Nimbalkar is having property worth nearly Rs 250 crore. Lokayukta chief Justice Santosh Hegde said that raids are being continued to unearth more properties.
Nimbalkar had previously worked as superintendent of police in Belgaum and Chikamagalur. He was recently transferred to Mandya but declined to accept the posting.
The raids were conducted in five districts, and for the first time Lokayukta conducted searches in a neighbouring state.
H emanth Nimbalkar is having two flats in Dadar East, Mumbai, in the name of his wife. The agency estimated the cost of two flats at Rs 75 lakh. But Hegde felt that the worth of the flats to be more than the current estimation.
The Lokayukta chief said that they received calls from Delhi and Mumbai after raiding Nimbalkar’s properties. “The callers said that his assets exceeded Rs 250 crore.” Hegde said that Nimbalkar had Rs 25 lakh income since joining service in 1998.
Nimbalkar is also said to have invested huge amount of money in business and real estate through his associates. “A few of his friends have been interrogated and we have got some information about his benami investment.” The Lokayukta also conducted raids on the residences of four other government officials and property and assets worth crores were unearthed.
Source : Express News Service
First Published : 19 Mar 2009 04:45:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 19 Mar 2009 11:56:15 AM IST
URL : http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=IPS+officer+worth+Rs+250+cr?&artid=IFtESsrDuW0=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=
BANGALORE: The Lokayukta on Wednesday raided the residences of five officials, including an IPS officer Hemanth Nimbalkar, and unearthed assets worth Rs 5.17 crore.
The Lokayukta believes that Hemanth Nimbalkar has strong political connections with a prominent politician from Maharashtra.
During the raids, Lokayukta seized property worth Rs 76 lakh but the agency suspects that Nimbalkar is having property worth nearly Rs 250 crore. Lokayukta chief Justice Santosh Hegde said that raids are being continued to unearth more properties.
Nimbalkar had previously worked as superintendent of police in Belgaum and Chikamagalur. He was recently transferred to Mandya but declined to accept the posting.
The raids were conducted in five districts, and for the first time Lokayukta conducted searches in a neighbouring state.
H emanth Nimbalkar is having two flats in Dadar East, Mumbai, in the name of his wife. The agency estimated the cost of two flats at Rs 75 lakh. But Hegde felt that the worth of the flats to be more than the current estimation.
The Lokayukta chief said that they received calls from Delhi and Mumbai after raiding Nimbalkar’s properties. “The callers said that his assets exceeded Rs 250 crore.” Hegde said that Nimbalkar had Rs 25 lakh income since joining service in 1998.
Nimbalkar is also said to have invested huge amount of money in business and real estate through his associates. “A few of his friends have been interrogated and we have got some information about his benami investment.” The Lokayukta also conducted raids on the residences of four other government officials and property and assets worth crores were unearthed.
Source : Express News Service
First Published : 19 Mar 2009 04:45:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 19 Mar 2009 11:56:15 AM IST
URL : http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=IPS+officer+worth+Rs+250+cr?&artid=IFtESsrDuW0=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
IAS OFFICER WASTES STATE FUNDS ON HIS BATHROOM
Parida, an IAS Officer at Hyderabad, got Rs 20 lakh from exchequer to renovate his bathroom. Ironically, the state had earlier issued orders to all departments to be prudent in spending as the financial situation was not encouraging due to the economic slowdown.
A top IAS officer in the State has spent nearly Rs 20 lakh to renovate his bathroom and do other repairs in his quarters.
The amount spent by Mr A.K. Parida, principal secretary (transport, roads and buildings) would be enough for a middle-class family to buy a decent house in the city.
However, the state government happily sanctioned the renovation and also issued two government orders for release of funds.
Thanks to the government's generosity, Mr Parida, a powerful bureaucrat, could beautify his bathroom with vitrified flooring.
The chief engineer of the buildings department had submitted an estimate for Rs.19.23 lakh for certain civil works in Quarter.No. 4 at Kundanbagh allotted to Mr Parida, and sought administrative sanction for the estimate.
The government sanctioned Rs 5 lakh in Decem ber and another Rs 14.23 lakh on January 23 by issuing GO Rt No.138.
Ironically, the state government had earlier issued orders to all departments to be prudent in spending as the financial situation was not encouraging because of the economic slowdown. Some of the departments were even asked to reduce the normal expenditure.
Dr T. Chatterji, principal secretary of roads and buildings had approved the proposals and issued orders.
The transport and roads and buildings department looks after the maintenance of all IAS officers’ accommodation.
As per rules, renovations in IAS quarters should not exceed Rs 1 lakh a year. However, throwing the rules to the wind, nearly Rs 20 lakh was released for single quarter and that too for renovation of a bathroom.
There are fears that this would prompt other top officials too to go for stylish renovations of their quarters.
Source : Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad Edition Page 3, 28 Jan 2009
A top IAS officer in the State has spent nearly Rs 20 lakh to renovate his bathroom and do other repairs in his quarters.
The amount spent by Mr A.K. Parida, principal secretary (transport, roads and buildings) would be enough for a middle-class family to buy a decent house in the city.
However, the state government happily sanctioned the renovation and also issued two government orders for release of funds.
Thanks to the government's generosity, Mr Parida, a powerful bureaucrat, could beautify his bathroom with vitrified flooring.
The chief engineer of the buildings department had submitted an estimate for Rs.19.23 lakh for certain civil works in Quarter.No. 4 at Kundanbagh allotted to Mr Parida, and sought administrative sanction for the estimate.
The government sanctioned Rs 5 lakh in Decem ber and another Rs 14.23 lakh on January 23 by issuing GO Rt No.138.
Ironically, the state government had earlier issued orders to all departments to be prudent in spending as the financial situation was not encouraging because of the economic slowdown. Some of the departments were even asked to reduce the normal expenditure.
Dr T. Chatterji, principal secretary of roads and buildings had approved the proposals and issued orders.
The transport and roads and buildings department looks after the maintenance of all IAS officers’ accommodation.
As per rules, renovations in IAS quarters should not exceed Rs 1 lakh a year. However, throwing the rules to the wind, nearly Rs 20 lakh was released for single quarter and that too for renovation of a bathroom.
There are fears that this would prompt other top officials too to go for stylish renovations of their quarters.
Source : Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad Edition Page 3, 28 Jan 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
19 senior officials under scrutiny - Karnataka
Karnataka
19 senior officials under scrutiny
T.S. Ranganna
Top IAS, IPS, IFS officers in Karnataka facing inquiries for various irregularities
# Details given by Kumaraswamy in a written reply
# Charges include embezzlement and corruption
BANGALORE: Nineteen senior IAS, IPS and IFS officers in Karnataka are facing inquiries for various irregularities, such as embezzlement, corruption in filling vacancies and sexual harassment. These details were given by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who holds the Personnel and Administrative Reforms portfolio, in a written reply in the Legislative Assembly to Kyatsandra N. Rajanna of the Janata Dal (S).
Mr. Kumaraswamy said six IAS officers, including one Principal Secretary; five IPS officers, including one Inspector-General of Police; and eight IFS officers of the rank of Conservator of Forests are facing inquiries.
They are R.S. Sujata, A.K. Monappa, N. Nagambika Devi, I. Devendran, G.L. Chandrashekariah and K. Shivaramu of the IAS; Jayaprakash V. Nayak, B. Srikanthappa, P. Muniswamy, Khaleel Ur Rahman and U.S. Baghel of the IPS; and A.M. Annaiah, H.S.S. Murthy, Punith Pathak, V. Ramakanth, Brijesh Kumar, Rajkumar Srivastava, K.S. Saibaba and S.D. Pathak of the IFS.
The inquiry against Ms. Sujata had to do with irregularities in implementing the Integrated Child Development Scheme when she was Director of the Department of Women and Child Development. Mr. Monappa is facing an inquiry on the charge of corruption in the recruitment of headquarters assistants when he was Secretary of the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Ms. Nagambika Devi is accused of embezzlement while serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Uttara Kannada Zilla Panchayat. Dr. Devendran is accused of violating rules in sanctioning electrical work contracts for agricultural produce markets in Byadagi, Hubli, Shimoga, Sindhanur, Chitradurga and Ranebennur. Mr. Chandrashekariah is facing corruption charges in filling vacant posts reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates when he was Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar district.
Mr. Shivaramu has been accused of misusing government funds in the implementation of vocational and computer training programme for unemployed Scheduled Caste candidates when he was Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department. Mr. Nayak is being proceeded against for going to the U.S. without government permission. Mr. Srikanthappa is facing the charge of corruption in the disbursal of loans from a cooperative bank to Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) personnel when he was Deputy Commissioner of the KSRP.
Source : The Hindu 19 Feb 2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021905350600.htm
19 senior officials under scrutiny
T.S. Ranganna
Top IAS, IPS, IFS officers in Karnataka facing inquiries for various irregularities
# Details given by Kumaraswamy in a written reply
# Charges include embezzlement and corruption
BANGALORE: Nineteen senior IAS, IPS and IFS officers in Karnataka are facing inquiries for various irregularities, such as embezzlement, corruption in filling vacancies and sexual harassment. These details were given by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who holds the Personnel and Administrative Reforms portfolio, in a written reply in the Legislative Assembly to Kyatsandra N. Rajanna of the Janata Dal (S).
Mr. Kumaraswamy said six IAS officers, including one Principal Secretary; five IPS officers, including one Inspector-General of Police; and eight IFS officers of the rank of Conservator of Forests are facing inquiries.
They are R.S. Sujata, A.K. Monappa, N. Nagambika Devi, I. Devendran, G.L. Chandrashekariah and K. Shivaramu of the IAS; Jayaprakash V. Nayak, B. Srikanthappa, P. Muniswamy, Khaleel Ur Rahman and U.S. Baghel of the IPS; and A.M. Annaiah, H.S.S. Murthy, Punith Pathak, V. Ramakanth, Brijesh Kumar, Rajkumar Srivastava, K.S. Saibaba and S.D. Pathak of the IFS.
The inquiry against Ms. Sujata had to do with irregularities in implementing the Integrated Child Development Scheme when she was Director of the Department of Women and Child Development. Mr. Monappa is facing an inquiry on the charge of corruption in the recruitment of headquarters assistants when he was Secretary of the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Ms. Nagambika Devi is accused of embezzlement while serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Uttara Kannada Zilla Panchayat. Dr. Devendran is accused of violating rules in sanctioning electrical work contracts for agricultural produce markets in Byadagi, Hubli, Shimoga, Sindhanur, Chitradurga and Ranebennur. Mr. Chandrashekariah is facing corruption charges in filling vacant posts reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates when he was Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar district.
Mr. Shivaramu has been accused of misusing government funds in the implementation of vocational and computer training programme for unemployed Scheduled Caste candidates when he was Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department. Mr. Nayak is being proceeded against for going to the U.S. without government permission. Mr. Srikanthappa is facing the charge of corruption in the disbursal of loans from a cooperative bank to Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) personnel when he was Deputy Commissioner of the KSRP.
Source : The Hindu 19 Feb 2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021905350600.htm
IPS officer caught peddling heroin
IPS officer caught peddling heroin
An Ex-Narco Cop, Mohan Was Held In Mumbai With Drugs Worth Rs 12 Cr
Mateen Hafeez | TNN
Mumbai: In the first case involving an IPS officer in a drugs case, Maharashtra ATS on Saturday evening arrested a deputy director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Saji Mohan, on charges of drug trafficking.
Mohan had allegedly come to Oshiwara to deliver 12 kg of heroin worth Rs 12 crore in the international market and also collect money for selling earlier consignment in Mumbai.
Mohan (37), a 1995 batch IPS officer who had served in the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigargh, has been sent to police custody till January 30. He has been booked under sections 8(1)(c) and 21 of the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act. Incidentally, he was conferred a gallantry medal for bravery in 1999. The minimum sentence, if he is convicted, would be 10 years.
Police said that assistant inspector Sunil Mane got a tip-off that Mohan would be coming to deliver drugs at Classic Club in Oshiwara. A trap was laid and the ATS team arrested him at around 2 pm. Police recovered 12 kg heroin, a mobile phone, some CDs and a laptop from him.
“On January 17, our teams arrested two person — Vicky Oberoi and a Haryana police constable Rajesh Kumar — in Mumbai and seized 1.8 kg heroin from them. The two told us that they were trafficking the drugs on the instructions of a ‘senior officer’ and the consignment was given to them by him. During the probe, we found that a police officer was involved,’’ said ATS chief Krish Pal Raghuvanshi.
Oberoi is into selling fish and prawns in Mumbai.
Mohan, who originally belongs to Kochi in Kerala, had joined the ED as deputy director two weeks ago. “He has served in the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigargh as zonal director during 2006-08. During this period, Mohan and his team had busted some drug racket. While Saji showed a little quantity of the seizure, he managed to steal around 30-35 kg of heroin. Later, he planned to sell it through a constable and a Mumbai-based agent,’’ said an officer.
During his tenure in the NCB, he used to head a jurisdiction spread over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. At the time of arrest, Mohan was entitled for a salary of Rs 71,000 per month.
The drugs seized by the ATS in this case were part of the same stolen drug from Chandigarh NCB, said an officer. “We are trying to establish if he sold the remaining heroin earlier or it has been kept somewhere. We have just got his remand and will try to find out as to where did he hide the heroin after stealing it from the seized consignment in Chandigarh,’’ said the officer.
Mohan, who did Animal Husbandry and Veterinary course from Jabalpur University, passed the civil services examination in his second attempt and was selected for the Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He was posted as assistant superintendent of police in 1996. Till 2006 he worked in J&K, where he served as Doda SP. He was then sent to NCB on a deputation. The ATS had seized a Maruti car from Rajesh Kumar, the Gurgaon constable. Kumar was earlier suspended by the Haryana police for alleged criminal activity.
The ATS is also trying to establish if Mohan had supplied drugs to the rave party organizers or the participants in Maharashtra.
Speaking to TOI, Mohan’s father, Varghese Yohannan, a retired Subedar Major, said, “I don’t think my son will ever do this. It must have been planted on him. He was returning from Delhi after attending a week-long training on newly enacted Prevention of Money Laundering Act.’’
Saji Mohan
Source : Times of India Hyderabad Edition 26 Jan 2009
An Ex-Narco Cop, Mohan Was Held In Mumbai With Drugs Worth Rs 12 Cr
Mateen Hafeez | TNN
Mumbai: In the first case involving an IPS officer in a drugs case, Maharashtra ATS on Saturday evening arrested a deputy director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Saji Mohan, on charges of drug trafficking.
Mohan had allegedly come to Oshiwara to deliver 12 kg of heroin worth Rs 12 crore in the international market and also collect money for selling earlier consignment in Mumbai.
Mohan (37), a 1995 batch IPS officer who had served in the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigargh, has been sent to police custody till January 30. He has been booked under sections 8(1)(c) and 21 of the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act. Incidentally, he was conferred a gallantry medal for bravery in 1999. The minimum sentence, if he is convicted, would be 10 years.
Police said that assistant inspector Sunil Mane got a tip-off that Mohan would be coming to deliver drugs at Classic Club in Oshiwara. A trap was laid and the ATS team arrested him at around 2 pm. Police recovered 12 kg heroin, a mobile phone, some CDs and a laptop from him.
“On January 17, our teams arrested two person — Vicky Oberoi and a Haryana police constable Rajesh Kumar — in Mumbai and seized 1.8 kg heroin from them. The two told us that they were trafficking the drugs on the instructions of a ‘senior officer’ and the consignment was given to them by him. During the probe, we found that a police officer was involved,’’ said ATS chief Krish Pal Raghuvanshi.
Oberoi is into selling fish and prawns in Mumbai.
Mohan, who originally belongs to Kochi in Kerala, had joined the ED as deputy director two weeks ago. “He has served in the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigargh as zonal director during 2006-08. During this period, Mohan and his team had busted some drug racket. While Saji showed a little quantity of the seizure, he managed to steal around 30-35 kg of heroin. Later, he planned to sell it through a constable and a Mumbai-based agent,’’ said an officer.
During his tenure in the NCB, he used to head a jurisdiction spread over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. At the time of arrest, Mohan was entitled for a salary of Rs 71,000 per month.
The drugs seized by the ATS in this case were part of the same stolen drug from Chandigarh NCB, said an officer. “We are trying to establish if he sold the remaining heroin earlier or it has been kept somewhere. We have just got his remand and will try to find out as to where did he hide the heroin after stealing it from the seized consignment in Chandigarh,’’ said the officer.
Mohan, who did Animal Husbandry and Veterinary course from Jabalpur University, passed the civil services examination in his second attempt and was selected for the Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He was posted as assistant superintendent of police in 1996. Till 2006 he worked in J&K, where he served as Doda SP. He was then sent to NCB on a deputation. The ATS had seized a Maruti car from Rajesh Kumar, the Gurgaon constable. Kumar was earlier suspended by the Haryana police for alleged criminal activity.
The ATS is also trying to establish if Mohan had supplied drugs to the rave party organizers or the participants in Maharashtra.
Speaking to TOI, Mohan’s father, Varghese Yohannan, a retired Subedar Major, said, “I don’t think my son will ever do this. It must have been planted on him. He was returning from Delhi after attending a week-long training on newly enacted Prevention of Money Laundering Act.’’
Saji Mohan
Source : Times of India Hyderabad Edition 26 Jan 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Corrupt babus back with a bang
Corrupt babus back with a bang
State Govt Promotes 25 Tainted Officials Following AP Tribunal’s Decision
Jinka Nagaraju | TNN
Hyderabad: How serious is the state government in combating corruption in its ranks is displayed by the fact that the AP Administrative Tribunal recently directed the state to promote 25 officials who were facing charges of corruption, on the grounds that the enquiry against them is taking years to complete.
“It is very simple. Once an official is caught, he is suspended and his promotion put on hold pending completion of the enquiry. The tainted officials then bring in political pressure to delay the probe by the ACB or the vigilance department. Then they move the tribunal contending how they are being denied promotions due to the delay on the part of the state in completing the probe. The tribunal then directs the state to promote these officials,” one official said.
The 25 officials who have benefited in this manner are from the various municipalities in the state, government and police departments.
Fifteen of them are municipal commissioners while the others are of the rank of joint director, additional commissioner, additional superintendent of police and grade-1 municipal commissioners. “Promote the officials without prejudice or reference to the charges against them,” the tribunal said in its order. Following the orders of the tribunal, many of these officials have already been promoted while others are in the process of getting it. The officials include 14 grade-1 municipal commissioners, namely P Nagaveni, B Nagabhusanam, D Jayaraj Kennedy, N Satyanarayana, G Krishnaiah, Y Sai Srikanth, D Jayaraju, S Srinivasa Reddy, K Ramesh, P Balakrishna, S Annapurna, N Ravikiran, C Ramakrishna Rao and MSS Somaraju.
The 15th municipal commissioner, Mohammed Mukthar-Uz-Zaman, retired recently but will be still eligible for enhanced retirement benefits because of the promotion.
All these officials have been charged either with possessing disproportionate assets by the ACB or facing vigilance cases for committing financial irregularities or misusing funds causing loss to the government.
Sources told TOI that in most of the cases, the department concerned has shown no interest in challenging the tribunal order. On the contrary, more such promotions based on its directive are in the offing, they added.
Thus, in an irony of sorts, while the ACB and the vigilance wings have been catching more babus on charges of corruption each passing year, the state is ending up protecting them. According to ACB sources, in 2005, only nine cases were booked. “It rose to 48 in 2005, 61 in 2006 and 78 in 2007,” they said.
Source : TOI Hyderabad Edition 29 Dec 2008
State Govt Promotes 25 Tainted Officials Following AP Tribunal’s Decision
Jinka Nagaraju | TNN
Hyderabad: How serious is the state government in combating corruption in its ranks is displayed by the fact that the AP Administrative Tribunal recently directed the state to promote 25 officials who were facing charges of corruption, on the grounds that the enquiry against them is taking years to complete.
“It is very simple. Once an official is caught, he is suspended and his promotion put on hold pending completion of the enquiry. The tainted officials then bring in political pressure to delay the probe by the ACB or the vigilance department. Then they move the tribunal contending how they are being denied promotions due to the delay on the part of the state in completing the probe. The tribunal then directs the state to promote these officials,” one official said.
The 25 officials who have benefited in this manner are from the various municipalities in the state, government and police departments.
Fifteen of them are municipal commissioners while the others are of the rank of joint director, additional commissioner, additional superintendent of police and grade-1 municipal commissioners. “Promote the officials without prejudice or reference to the charges against them,” the tribunal said in its order. Following the orders of the tribunal, many of these officials have already been promoted while others are in the process of getting it. The officials include 14 grade-1 municipal commissioners, namely P Nagaveni, B Nagabhusanam, D Jayaraj Kennedy, N Satyanarayana, G Krishnaiah, Y Sai Srikanth, D Jayaraju, S Srinivasa Reddy, K Ramesh, P Balakrishna, S Annapurna, N Ravikiran, C Ramakrishna Rao and MSS Somaraju.
The 15th municipal commissioner, Mohammed Mukthar-Uz-Zaman, retired recently but will be still eligible for enhanced retirement benefits because of the promotion.
All these officials have been charged either with possessing disproportionate assets by the ACB or facing vigilance cases for committing financial irregularities or misusing funds causing loss to the government.
Sources told TOI that in most of the cases, the department concerned has shown no interest in challenging the tribunal order. On the contrary, more such promotions based on its directive are in the offing, they added.
Thus, in an irony of sorts, while the ACB and the vigilance wings have been catching more babus on charges of corruption each passing year, the state is ending up protecting them. According to ACB sources, in 2005, only nine cases were booked. “It rose to 48 in 2005, 61 in 2006 and 78 in 2007,” they said.
Source : TOI Hyderabad Edition 29 Dec 2008
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