NEW DELHI, 7 April 2005 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday carried out nationwide campaign against the government officials allegedly involved in corrupt practices.
The CBI yesterday raided 144 spots across the country, including in Bombay, Bangalore and New Delhi, in a drive against corrupt officials. In the national capital, six places, including official and residential premises of some senior officers have been raided, the sources said.
About 100 CBI sleuths were involved in the raids on corrupt officials of police, banks, posts, revenue and other government departments, seizing movable and immovable property, cash, jewelry and other valuables worth Rs.110 million, a CBI spokesperson said.
“Forty-five cases were registered against 85 people under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Indian Penal Code and Wireless Act during yesterday’s drive, whose main focus was detection of disproportionate assets,” CBI Director U.S. Mishra said.
This is the second such raid in less than three months. Property, cash, jewelry and other valuables worth Rs.215 million were recovered during a similar drive on Feb 2.
Some officials whose residential and office premises were raided include two Delhi officials A.A. Farooqui, deputy commissioner of police, security (Supreme Court), and Sanjay Kumar Shah, director of finance in the Urban Development Ministry.
While Farooqui was booked for having disproportionate assets worth Rs.6.15 million, movable and immovable assets worth Rs.4.8 million were recovered from Shah. A joint commissioner of income tax was booked in Bombay for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs.1.7 million.
Raids were also conducted on the premises of Ashok K. Dinakar, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., general manager in Bombay. The other organizations and government departments whose officials were raided include customs and excise, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Air-India and Airports Authority of India.
