SCAM/CORRUPTION – 2010 - Indian Social Institute

iefed by Cabinet Secretary K. M. Chandrashekhar of the decisions taken to rectify the situation in view
of the allegations made by foreign participants about lack of proper facilities at the Games Village. (The
Hindu, 22/9/2010)
Rs 3.51cr scam in DUSIB: Walia
Urban Development Minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia on Wednesday disclosed that the Delhi Urban
Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has detected a case of misappropriation of about `3.51 crore in
process of depositing charges being collected from the squatters over the years. According to a Press
release, an Assistant Director (Cash Purshottam Kumar is suspected to be involved in this case.
Accounts Officer (S) NK Gupta has lodged an FIR at the IP Police Station. It has been observed during
studying the old records that Kumar used to collect charges from the squatters in cash/cheques. The
cheques were being directly deposited in an account maintained with the Central Bank of India whereas
cash amount collected which were supposed to be deposited in bank was being misappropriated by
issuing fake counterfoils with bank stamp to the squatters as their proof of payment. It is yet to be
ascertained about the period for which this sort of misappropriation continued. Walia has directed the
Special Officer (DUSIB) to further study the old records thoroughly to know about the exact quantum of
embezzlement and any other form of misappropriation which might not have come to the notice till now.
He has further instructions which says that no transaction be made henceforth in all the saving bank
accounts in operation in SBI, IP Estate and Central Bank of India, Vikas Kuteer without the approval of
the Financial Advisor (DUSIB) and new accounts in lieu of existing accounts be opened in the name of
DUSIB. Kumar is being placed under suspension and an LDC Bal Kishan is being posted to work as
Cashier in place of Kumar. (Pioneer, 23/9/2010)
Too many 'dead men' walking around
CHANDIGARH: A dead man coming back to life sounds like good news. But the number of ' dead men
walking' cases being handled by the Punjab and Haryana High Court is bizarre. There seem to be one too
many dead men walking around and exposing the criminal negligence behind police investigations in
such cases. On Wednesday, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal raised a valiant
point when it asked the Panipat Police: "How can you do that? Who will be responsible for the
imprisonment undergone by innocent persons for the murder of a live (living) person?" The case in point
was of three persons from Panipat serving five years in jail for the 'murder' of a person who appeared
before the trial court two years later, to convince it of his 'living' status. Surprisingly, the then SP of
Kurukshetra, Bharti Arora, had exonerated the investigation officer (IO), who was responsible for booking
them for murder. Now, Arora has been asked to file an affidavit, to explain the reasons for reaching a
conclusion wherein she exonerated the IO who was responsible for such negligence. Evidently, the IO,
sub inspector Baljit Singh, had concocted a story that the accused pushed victim Sham Lal into Gang
Canal of Meerut, which led to his death by drowning. On September 15, the CBI traced a 23-year-old
youth — believed to have been "killed" by the Haryana Police. Sanjay, arrested by the Gurgaon Police for
stealing a mobile in May 2009, had escaped from police custody but his father had accused the police of
eliminating him. Last September, a court had directed the Punjab government to pay Rs 1 crore to five
persons of Barnala district who had undergone a five-year prison in the prime of youth for having
'murdered' a man who was actually alive and living under an assumed name away from his village. It was
possibly the highest ever compensation granted in rare cases of this nature. Similarly, on August 27 last
year, a dead woman, Charanjit Kaur, from Zira town of Punjab, had appeared before the high court,
appealing it to save her husband, who had been put behind bars for her alleged killing. Following her
appearance, the "accused" husband was released immediately and a special investigation team
constituted to probe the case. (TOI, 23/9/2010)
'Hire upright, honest judges to change corrupt judiciary image'
NEW DELHI: Concerned at the dipping image of the judicial system due to growing incidents of
corruption, the Supreme Court has said all round efforts were needed urgently to recruit upright and
honest persons as judicial officers to effect an image makeover for the judiciary. "Upright and honest
judicial officers are needed not only to bolster the image of the judiciary in the eyes of the litigants but
also to sustain the culture of integrity, virtue and ethics among judges," said a bench comprising Justices
Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R Dave. Writing for the bench, Justice Sharma said: "Public perception of
judiciary matters just as much as its role in dispute resolution. The credibility of the entire judiciary is often
undermined by isolated acts of transgression by a few members of the bench, and therefore it is
imperative to maintain a high benchmark of honesty, accountability and good conduct." The bench gave
vent to its feeling while upholding the dismissal of a Jammu & Kashmir district judge. It said the officer
was in the probation period and that the high court was right in not confirming his services after