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A senior CAG officer suspended

By IndianMandarins- 20 Nov 2024
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New Delhi (20.11.2024): A senior CAG official was on Tuesday (19.11.2024) suspended, a day before CAG Girish Chandra Murmu's tenure concluded.
Reportedly, a "cohort of vigilant employees" within the C&AG office sent the complaint to senior CAG officials against Vishal Desai Bapusaheb (IA&AS: 2010). The complaint pertained to grave allegations of corruption and sexual misconduct. According to the complainants, the accused was allegedly involved in sexual misconduct during an audit assignment in Mauritius and also during the recruitment of young professionals (YPs). In addition, the accusations included alleged bribery in recruitment under the sports quota and filling of vacant positions at the CAG Headquarters through bribery over a couple of years.
Complaints were made in August 2024. In the meanwhile, in September 2024, he got a foreign posting as Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, London. Following the investigations 
In the third week of October 2024, the C&AG issued orders recalling him to India, citing "administrative reasons" was posted in Jaipur as Senior Deputy Accountant General w.e.f 10.11.2024 but finally Vishal Desai Bapusaheb (IA&AS: 2010) was suspended on Tuesday, a day before CAG Girish Chandra Murmu's tenure concluded (20.11.2024). 

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