ACB again uploads details of the culprits against whom permission for open inquiry has been asked for

After lot of hue and cry over hiding details of the culprits against whom permission for open inquiry has been asked for ,  Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Maharashtra has once again uploaded said details  on its website.

After receiving complaints against any public servant for alleged corruption, benami properties, misappropriation of funds etc., ACB first conducts discreet inquiry and if found complaint is true then it goes for open inquiry .For open inquiry ACB has to seek government’s permission. However as the persons involved in such case are always high profile bureaucrats and ministers, government is always reluctant to give such permission. If we look at the list of ministries involved from whom ACB has sought permission, one can easily say that entire ministry of Maharashtra is involved in it. It was alleged that, that’s why ACB had taken lenient stand on disclosing Identities of culprits.

ACB  on its website regularly uploads,  Daily Crime Report & Misconduct cases registered by it, information related to cases pending for permission of Open Enquiry with Govt, information on cases pending for trial in various Special Courts in Maharashtra, Cases decided by various Special Court in Maharashtra etc. However when in last week some news papers reported the matter and status of permission of open inquiry, Initially ACB removed list of persons against whom it had asked for permission of open Inquiry. After inquiry from media persons and others ACB once again uploaded the list but without designations and clear names of culprits, so that their identity should not be revealed easily. When this act of ACB was criticized by all factors of the society it has now once again uploaded the detailed list on its website. You can see the list here.

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As entire ministry of Maharashtra involved in corruption, ACB takes lenient stand on disclosing Identities of culprits

It seems that after finding entire ministry of Maharashtra involved in corruption Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has taken lenient stand on disclosing Identities of culprits. Initially ACB removed list of persons against whom it had asked for permission of open Inquiry. After inquiry from media persons ACB once again uploaded the list but without designations and clear names of culprits, so that their identity should not be revealed easily.

There are several cases pending in mantralay of Maharashtra in which ACB has sought permission for open inquiry. After receiving complaints against any public servant for alleged corruption, benami properties, misappropriation of funds etc., ACB first conducts discreet inquiry and if found complaint is true then it goes for open inquiry and for open inquiry it has to seek government’s permission. However as the persons involved in such case are always high profile bureaucrats and ministers government always reluctant to give such permission. ACB is waiting for permission in several such cases .

If we look at the list of ministries involved from whom ACB has sought permission, one can easily say that entire ministry of Maharashtra is involved in it. It seems that’s why ACB has taken lenient stand on disclosing Identities of culprits. Initially ACB removed list of persons against whom it had asked for permission of open Inquiry. After inquiry from media persons ACB once again uploaded the list but without designations and clear names of culprits, so that their identity should not be revealed easily. This list is available here. And the earlier list is reproduced below. What does it show?

As per rules after complaint is received ACB has to complete entire inquiry in six months, however as the persons involved in such cases are always high profile bureaucrats and ministers government is always reluctant to give such permission. In other words it can be said that that government doesn’t give such permission because it has tacit consent to such acts ,  hence request for permission of inquiry remains ending months together or denied , and culprits pretend as if nothing had happened.