Indianmandarins has learned that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expedited cases relating to disproportionate assets and corruption registered against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers that have been pending for over 10 years. This decision may impact the CPM government of Tripura the most, as the state Director General of Police (DGP) K. Nagraj, who was handpicked by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in 2014, has a disproportionate assets case pending against him in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The DG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police force (ITBP), has been appointed to conduct the enquiry against Nagraj and asked to submit a report at the earliest.
In 2005, the CBI started investigating against the 1983 batch IPS officer of the Manipur-Tripura cadre for allegedly amassing property to the tune of Rs. 1.07 crore, which was disproportionate to his known sources of income. A case was registered by the CBI in 2007 when Nagraj was posted on a Central deputation with the Central Reserve Police Force in Hyderabad. The final verdict has not yet been declared.
However, the Tripura DGP is among several senior IPS officers being investigated for corruption and disproportionate assets by the CBI, whose cases have been fast-tracked by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The Home Ministry, the cadre controlling authority of IPS officers, has also carried out disciplinary action proceedings against the personnel accused of graft.
"It is not only the Tripura DGP's case; we have expedited other graft cases as well," an official said. When contacted by the media, Nagraj said, "I have no comments to make and the details are in public domain. Everything is available with the MHA."
Other officers facing MHA enquiries are 1989 batch IPS officer A. Sudhakar Rao, who was booked by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh; Himachal Pradesh cadre officer R.K Singh, who took voluntary retirement in 2009, and Madhya Pradesh cadre officer R.N. Pandey, who is now retired.
"The investigating agencies are doing their job but we have decided to finalise the cases at our end. The Home Minister held a review meeting a few days ago and he asked for a compliance report soon," said the official.
Corruption cases against IPS officers being expedited
By IndianMandarins - 2016-07-04 12:00:06
Indianmandarins has learned that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expedited cases relating to disproportionate assets and corruption registered against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers that have been pending for over 10 years. This decision may impact the CPM government of Tripura the most, as the state Director General of Police (DGP) K. Nagraj, who was handpicked by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in 2014, has a disproportionate assets case pending against him in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The DG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police force (ITBP), has been appointed to conduct the enquiry against Nagraj and asked to submit a report at the earliest.
In 2005, the CBI started investigating against the 1983 batch IPS officer of the Manipur-Tripura cadre for allegedly amassing property to the tune of Rs. 1.07 crore, which was disproportionate to his known sources of income. A case was registered by the CBI in 2007 when Nagraj was posted on a Central deputation with the Central Reserve Police Force in Hyderabad. The final verdict has not yet been declared.
However, the Tripura DGP is among several senior IPS officers being investigated for corruption and disproportionate assets by the CBI, whose cases have been fast-tracked by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The Home Ministry, the cadre controlling authority of IPS officers, has also carried out disciplinary action proceedings against the personnel accused of graft.
"It is not only the Tripura DGP's case; we have expedited other graft cases as well," an official said. When contacted by the media, Nagraj said, "I have no comments to make and the details are in public domain. Everything is available with the MHA."
Other officers facing MHA enquiries are 1989 batch IPS officer A. Sudhakar Rao, who was booked by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh; Himachal Pradesh cadre officer R.K Singh, who took voluntary retirement in 2009, and Madhya Pradesh cadre officer R.N. Pandey, who is now retired.
"The investigating agencies are doing their job but we have decided to finalise the cases at our end. The Home Minister held a review meeting a few days ago and he asked for a compliance report soon," said the official.
