Need help from RTI Activists to takes these V. M. Kumaraswamy’s RTI letters to Neerja Shah of Mumbai Customs

Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 05:08:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: “Venkat Kumaraswamy” <vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com> 

Subject: Cocaine worth millions seized at JNPT[ is customs officials conniving with people ?]
To: “mail2vigilance” <mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com>, adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in, dgvig@cbec.gov.in, adgvig@cbec.gov.in, adgvignorth@cbec.gov.in, adgvigsouth@cbec.gov.in, adgvigeast@cbec.gov.in, cvc@nic.in, ddgasab@cag.delhi.nic.in, adco@cbi.nic.in, ssadel@cbi.nic.in, sp2acbdl@cbi.gov.in, dig1acbdl@cbi.gov.in, spacjpr@cbi.gov.in, vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com, presidentofindia@rb.nic.in, dch@nic.in, manmohan@sansad.nic.in, hrm@nic.in
CC: vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com,   

June 4t 2006

Smt. Neerja Shah
Addl DG (VIg.)
Directorate General of Vigilance,
Customs and Central Excise
West Zonal Unit, 4th Floor,
Transport House, Poona Street, Masjid (East)
Mumbai – 40009

Phone No. (022) 22619506
Fax (022) 23703133

e-mail:  adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in

mail2vigilance <mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com>

Sub: Why no one getting suspended at JNPT ? Are you covering and protecting officials at JNPT ?

The same things had happened at JNPT  in 2005 also.

WHY CBEC Director General has not suspended you and other officials of JNPT with all the following things going on under your supervision ?

__________________________________

Cocaine worth millions seized at JNPT
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1033235

IANS

Saturday, June 03, 2006  22:45 IST

MUMBAI: In one of the largest drug hauls in the country, sleuths of the Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau on Saturday seized 200 kg of cocaine worth Rs 800 million from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust area here.

Five people were detained for questioning.

“We have seized 200 kg of high grade cocaine from a vessel near the JNPT area following a tip off. Five people have been detained in this connection,” an officer of the bureau said.

He refused to give details of the haul.

“Please contact us in the morning for the details as investigation are still on,” he said.
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200 kg India’s biggest cocaine haul at Mumbai port

http://www.indianexpress.com/iep/sunday/story/5756.html

N Ganesh / Smita Nair

Posted online: Sunday, June 04, 2006 at 0000 hrs

Mumbai, June 3:In what law-enforcement authorities say is the biggest ever cocaine haul in India, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today seized 200 kg of the drug from a cargo vessel at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Panvel, about 65 km from Mumbai.

Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau K C Verma told The Sunday Express in New Delhi: “This is unheard of and is unprecedented. We have been working on this for the past one-and-a-half months.”

Officials said the cocaine is worth over Rs 90 crore in the local market. They said the ship owned by Maersk had come in from Hong Kong. In early May, 142 kg of cocaine (worth about Rs 60 crore) was seized in Hong Kong and Guangdong, in neighbouring southern China, after a first ever joint operation conducted by agencies from US, Hong Kong and China for three months. The drug syndicate behind it was from Colombia and mainland China. “The cocaine consignment meant for India was lifted from Colombia, taken to Hong Kong and brought to Mumbai,” said an official. Ajit Patel, NCB Superintendent, said the seizure ‘‘followed a tip-off from international sources.’’ The ship S L Voyager anchored at Maersk’s exclusive jetty at the International Gateway on the southern side of JNPT this morning. Around 4 pm, before the cargo could be unloaded, 10 NCB officers of boarded the vessel. ‘‘They were well-informed, they did not have any trouble in locating the one container that had the cocaine,’’ the NCB official said. Officials found canvas bags containing the drug, stashed between logs of teak. Officials said a Mumbai-based firm, whose identity is not being revealed, had imported the teak, ‘‘which is the legal consignment.’’ No arrests have been made until late tonight. In September 2005, the Mumbai Police made one of the biggest arms hauls from a container at the JNPT port.

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This is Mr. V. M. Kumaraswamy, MBA.

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Please read the following blog on MUNBAI CUSTOMS MUDDLE

Mumbai Customs Muddle

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If we need any more information from you we will write to you.

Thanks
Sincerely

V. M. Kumaraswamy, MBA

RTI Activists can use use all of V. M. Kumaraswamy’s RTI requests to Neerja Shah, CVC, CBEC, CAG and others as the base and further the process with MUMBAI CUSTOMS.

Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 12:43:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: “Venkat Kumaraswamy” <vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com> 
Subject: Mumbai Customs Cover up and Scandals !! Is Vigilance Department has joined hands with CORRUPT officials ??
To:  raviganta007@yahoo.com, “mail2vigilance” <mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com>, adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in
CC: cvc@nic.in, presidentofindia@rb.nic.in, pmosb@pmo.nic.in, soniagandhi@sansad.nic.in, vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com

May 30th 2006

Shri G Ravindranath

Joint Commissioner

Directorate General of Vigilance

Customs &Central Excise

West Zone Unit

New Custom House

Ballard Estate

Mumbai-400001

raviganta007@yahoo.com

and

Smt. Neerja Shah
Addl DG (VIg.)
Directorate General of Vigilance,
Customs and Central Excise
West Zonal Unit, 4th Floor,
Transport House, Poona Street, Masjid (East)
Mumbai – 40009

Phone No. (022) 22619506
Fax (022) 23703133

e-mail:  adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in

mail2vigilance <mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com>

Sub: When is this going to stop at Mumbai Customs and when CORRUPT officials are going to be punished and put them in JAIL !! Confiscate all property of these CORRUPT officials !!

Has any action has been taken against Mr. Narayan Singh ?

Has any action has been taken against Officials at NHAVASHEVA Customs Office, WHICH is promoting CORRUPTION at that location ? More CORRUPTION at this place. VIGILANCE needs to put all these OFFICIALS under SUSPENSION immediately.

To find more about at NHACASHEVA Custopms visit this url and go to MUMBAI CUSTOMS CATEGORY.

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Sub: Huge properties details of Narayan Singh, Supdt. of Customs (Mumbai Customs) for your necessary action & records

 

Sir,

 

I, ---------------------------------------------would like to bring to your kind notice a very sensational and blasting matter of disproportionate asset more than actual income. Describing some of the points of facts can easily disclose the secret behind the true story of a beggar becoming a king.

 

Narayan Singh, S/o Lt. Ram Sharan, Village, manjhawali, P.s. Chhainsa, Dist..-Faridabad, State Haryana, was appointed as a Assistant in Customs Department in the yesar 1985, continuing his service since 20years he has earned more than 300 Crores of black money, which is directly a matter of disproportionate asset, more than the actual income, which shows a connection with bribery, black mailing, and underworld of Mumbai. According to definite information, this person has a Digital Diary in which he has stored the records of his urban and movable properties, bank accounts, lockers, and other sensational information’s. This person is the Superintendent of Central Cigilance in Customs Department at Mumbai. His Telephone numbers are, residence:0224015681, and Mobile no.:09821229380, Vinay Singh (Brother of Narayan Singh) Mobile No.:093502254552 and Mukesh Singh (Brother of Narayan Singh) Mobile No.:09350846776, which can be Tapped and more information’s can be gathered. According to got information’s, this person have weapons from Pistols to AK-47, more than 1000 round bullets, and has got connections with big shot underworld Dons. If necessary and quick actions are not taken against the criminal acts of this person,if he didn’t have the fear of law and order then it is quite possible that Indian Govt. may face any embarrassing situation. He has a son and a daughter and his in-laws residence is in Patasini Village in Jahajjar in Haryana and his wife name is Sunita 

 

           
Property details of Narayan Singh are as under:

 

(A)

 

Sr. No.	Persons in whose name properties were purchased	Khewat No.	Details of Properties	Value of the properties
1.	Shri Narayan Singh	109-300	21 acres of agricultural land at Village: Manjhawali	126 Lacks
2.	30 nominees of Shri Narayan Singh	4-15	211 acres at Village: Manjhawali	1266 Lacks
3.	Bane Singh, nominees & brother of Narayan Singh	34-52 47-90 66-251 133-343       87-103 159-195   98-128	2 acres       Village 9 acres     Manjhawali   7 acres   8 acres                    Total = 26 acres   8 acres        Village 5.5acres      Garhi 4.5acres     Begampur Total= 18 acres	156 Lacks           54 Lacks
4.	Ashok Kumar, nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	47-152 72-261   29/27-29 64/62-69 155-191	1 acres         Village 2.5 acres     Manjhawali   Total = 3.5 acres 3 acres         Village 0.5 acres       Garhi 5.5 acres    Manjhawala Total = 9 acres	21 Lacks     27 Lacks
5.	Amrish Singh, Nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	69/67-71 154	5.5 acres       Village 2 acres          Garhi                    Manjhawali	22.5 Lacks
6.	Vijay Singh, Vill – Jatwari, Tehsil – Chatta, Distt: Mathura. nominee & brother-in-law of Narayan Singh	27/25-74	Village 6.5 acres       Garhi                    Manjhawala	19.5 Lacks
7.	Mukesh, nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	99-129	3.5 acres	12 Lacks
8	Maher Singh, nominee & cousin. Vill – Kapas Ara Delhi	30-54   125/118	3 acres (Vill: Sheikhpur)   8 ¼ th acres (Vill: Gharora)	12 Lacks   100 Lacks
9.	Maher Singh, cousin. Ashok Kumar Brother both nominee of Narayan Singh		7 ½ acres, Dharuhera @20lacs	150 Lacks

(B) Details Of Urban Properties Of Narayan Singh

 

Sr. no.
1.	Bane Singh, nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	500 yards, Plot- Residential, C-89, Sector-14, Faridabad	90 lacks
2.	Vijay Singh, nominee & brother-in-law of Narayan Singh	Tijaon Road, on main road, Trikha Colony, Ballabgarh, 480 yards	40 lacks
3.	Bane Singh, nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	Inside Trikha colony, Ballabgarh 150 yards	6 lacks
4.	Mukesh Kumar, nominee & brother of Narayan Singh	Inside Trikha colony, Ballabgarh 150 yards	6 lacks

 

(C) Moveable Properties Of Narayan Singh

 

Sr. No.
1.	Tractors	5 nos	10 lacks
2.	Land cruiser Jeep	1 no	20 lacks
3.	Ceilo Car	1 no	3 lacks
4.	Gypsy	1 no	2 lacks
5.	Jeep	3 nos	3 lacks
6.	Shares in different listed companies		100 lacks
7.	Different Weapons Rifles Pistol Revolver Double Burrel Gun Illegal 1000 watt Electric Rod as dead weapon Bullet proof Jackets Unauthorized Bullets	2 nos 1 no 3 no 1 no 1 no 2 no in thousands	7 lacks
			23.28 crores

 

 

Has recently purchased one flat at seas shore. He has shown his residence in Govt. flat no. 2002, 20^th floor, ‘A’ tower, Ravikiran-17, Customs colony, Llyods estate, Wadala (East), Mumbai to the department whereas he and his family actually stays in private flat no. 502, 5^th Floor, Building No., C-17, Kalpak Estate, Mumbai-400037 in 5 star standard

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From:	"Venkat Kumaraswamy" <vmkumaraswamy@yahoo.com>
Subject:	Request for information ( by email) from Addl DG (VIg.) Directorate General of Vigilance, Customs and Central Excise
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April 16th, 2006

Smt. Neerja Shah
Addl DG (VIg.)
Directorate General of Vigilance,
Customs and Central Excise
West Zonal Unit, 4th Floor,
Transport House, Poona Street, Masjid (East)
Mumbai - 40009

Phone No. (022) 22619506
Fax (022) 23703133

e-mail:  adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in

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Dear Smt. Neerja Shah,

Again, this is Mr. V. M. Kumaraswamy, MBA. in business since 1971. Founder and Moderator of India's largest e-governance Yahoogroup under the title eGovINDIA. You can reach this group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA

eGovINDIA, INDIA WBA, EKAVI and INDIA RTI has taken up this matter in their forum so that the corrupt officers are unable to scuttle the sensitive investigations and do not go unpunished. The honest officers should not be intimidated by the corrupt officers having backing of senior officers and ministers.

Today the honest officers of Customs and Central Excise and their families are feeling insecure due to the criminal attitude of corrupts who all are ganging up together due to blessings of senior officers of the department and CBEC.

Thanks for replying to my questions.

You wrote: " This office has received the complaint from Shri Ravinder Kumar, President , Rashtriya Mukti Morcha, Delhi, enclosed with your e-mail.  The same is under investigation.  It is premature to comment on the validity of the said complaint at this stage. "

So according to your letter to me, your office is investigating Mr. V. B. Singh on the basis of the Complaint filed by Shri. Ravinder Kumar ? Am I correct in writing this ? Please correct me if I am wrong.

Complaint of Ravinder Kumar raises several questions itself for CBEC, CIU, DRI, Vigilance Department and CBI.

Please provide the answers by email.

Were there any other complaints against Mr. V. B. Singh before this complaint of Ravinder Kumar ? Please let us know.

Was Taufik Haji Gaffar arrested and detained ? How did this happen ?

Did this happen because of Mr. V. B. Singh's Emails and letters to our Hon. President ?

Did you know anything about these letters written by Mr. V. B. Singh to Hon. President ?

You allowed Mr. V. B. Singh to join Vigilance due to the case of Taufik Haji Gaffar. If I am wrong, please correct me and let me know.

You entrusted Mr. V. B. Singh to investigate one of the most sensitive case i.e. Surat Rebate case after Mr. V. B. Singh joined Vigilance ? Is this correct ? If I am wrong please correct me and let me know. If it yes, then your trusted Mr. V. B. Singh.  

Now let us read the Complaint of Ravinder Kumar. My questions will be in color to you. Please answer them for our clarifications.

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Here is the actual complaint letter of Ravinder Kumar, on which Investigation is going on in Customs office conducted by you and your officers.

I, Ravinder Kumar, President, Rashtriya Mukti Morcha, having its office at 37, Angad Nagar Extension, Delhi - 100092, would like to apprise you about the corrupt and illegal activities of the biggest fraudster of customs Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, Superintendent Customs (Vigilance), Mumbai, presently on deputation to Central Bureau of Investigation.

Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, Superintendent Vigilance Customs, Mumbai is a classic example of the proverb “Wolf in the garb of sheep”.

He is not only a known corrupt official but also a great cheater, hand in glove with the criminals. The glaring example is the ill-famed case of M/s. Resham Exports. In this case during 1999-2001 at the instance of SIIB Exports, New Custom House Mumbai, a case was framed against one Shri Taufique. This was a perfect case for invoking COFEPOSA orders by the Detention Authority but Shri V.B. Singh allegedly took huge bribe from Shri.Taufique and deliberately did not put up most vital and important proper documents for perusal of the COFEPOSA Board and thus saved him from the jail/detention.

So from the complaint of Ravinder Kumar, we all can see and read that there was a case in 1999-2001 against TAUFIK HAJI GAFFAR . Question raises, Who arrested TAUFIK in 1999 ? Who was the Deputy Commissioner in 1999 when this arrest was made by CIU ? Did Mr. V. B. Singh arrested TAUFIK in 1999 ?

From the paper articles we read that TAUFIK was arrested by Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) ? Why DY Commissioner of CIU did not invoke COFEEPOSA Act in 1999 is the question to be answered now ? Is this person still in your office in Mumbai ? Why your office did not punish then DY Commissioner of CIU in 1999 in your office for not invoking COFEEPOSA ACT in 1999 ? I hope we will get information on these questions.

In another article it says that Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) V. H. Bhatija on 07-03-2001 arrested TAUFIK. Is this correct from your records? Did DRI Mr. V. H. Bhatija invoke COFEEPOSA Act at the time of arrest of TAUFIK in 2001 ? Did your office punish Mr. V. H. Bhatija for not invoking COFEEPOSA Act in 2001? Is Mr. V. H Bhatija still in your office ? Please let us know.

Who is enquiring Mr. V. B. Singh's case in Vigilance ?

Those observations of the Hon’ble High Court of Mumbai are available on the relevant file of the department. In this case, the government has lost more than 100 crores under DEEC / DEPB scheme, but no action was taken against Shri V.B. Singh.

How does Mr. Ravinder Kumar knows about these files of your department ? Does Ravinder Kumar works part time in your office in Mumbai ?

Further, Shri V.B. Singh, during 2002-03 allegedly taken a bribe of crores of rupees from one CHA M/s. Shri Ram Clearing & Forwarding Agents for bestowing favours in that case. The company was recently till May 2005 was bribing Shri. V.B. Singh by way of providing advertisement to website of Shri.V.B.Singh by name “2knowclick.com”.

It is pertinent to note that due to his posting in DG Vigilance, Mumbai, he has withdrawn the advertisement of Shri Ram Clearing & Forwarding Agents but a blank box is still visible. However by way of going to archives files and some other methods, the earlier advertised pages of same can be retrieved.

Shri V.B. Singh has amassed huge wealth and property (mainly in benami names). This website is being run by his wife Mrs. Anita Singh from his palatial flat at Mulund (East) Mumbai. She also owns crores of rupees property in Bengali Pura, Dehradun.

How does Mr. Ravinder Kumar knows all this about your employee ?

Shri V.B. Singh, the perverted brain in Customs is engaged in hob-nobbing with local CBI officers and furnishing them made-up stories against sincere and honest officers with a view to blackmail them.

Do you think Mr. V. B Singh has perverted brain ? If he has how can he still be working in your Department ?

It may please be noted that Shri Taufique, the brain behind M/s Resham Exports case had brought Rs. 4 crore to be deposited in govt. treasury but on the instructions of Shri V.B. Singh, did not do so but parted this money with him illegally.

He has the habit of of making frivolous complaints of his own colleagues and neighbours like in a recent past he wrote to CIU/NCH Mumbai in 2003/2004 that Shri A.K. Tale,, Assistant Commissioner, New Delhi was staying in Flat No. 88/5, 85/5 and 92/5, New Custom Quarters, 5-Wadala, Mumbi with his family and creating trouble to the neighbours.

However, after investigation it was revealed that it was the handiwork of this perverted brain i.e. V.B. Singh, who wrote this complaint to extort money from Shri A.K. Tak as he was staying there to complete his son’s and daughter’s Board examinations. Another glaring example of his mind is that when he was posted in U.B Centre as Carnet/Triptique Officer for one year but he was not getting the Baggage Forms cleared by the then Superintendent Shri Vipin Bavisi, he preferred to make a complaint to CBI for this and got his own office raided. The above examples are just tip of the iceberg which shows his perverted state-of-mind.

It is requested that a thorough inquiry be carried out against Shri V.B. Singh in the above matter and ACB branch of CBI may please be entrusted to look into the allegations and registration of a regular case.

Since, Shri V.B. Singh has been transferred on deputation to CBI itself. His presence there shall creat impediments for the department (CBI) to take action against him. An official having a criminal record and doubtful integrity should not have been taken on deputation to CBI.

In the interest of pubity in public life, Shri V.B. Singh, should immediately be repatriate to his parent cadre to face the music such as suspension and investigation.

I once again request you to look into the matter and take immediate action in this regard.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

Sd/-

(RAVINDRA KUMAR)

___________________________

WE have some more questions for you. We are formulating the quesions. WE NEED ANSWERS FOR SOME OF THESE SO THAT WE CAN SEND OUR NEXT QUESTIONS TO GET ANSWERS FROM YOU.

We sincerely request you to respond and provide the necessary information please.

If any of you have questions, please write to me.

Thanks
Sincerely
 
V. M. Kumaraswamy, MBA
Venkatappa M. Kumaraswamy, MBA

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18 officers in service sans verification – As per information obtained through Right to Information (RTI) Act,

18 officers in service sans verification http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=189750

The verification is conducted by the office of Commissioner of Customs (General) based in Mumbai at New Customs House, Ballard Estate, as the commissioner is the cadre-controlling authority in Mumbai.

Commissioner of Customs (General) N Sasidharan, when asked about the officers not having been verified, said: ‘‘Verfication of ex-servicemen’s certificates is a lengthy process. We keep reminding the concerned agencies.’’

As per information obtained through Right to Information (RTI) Act, nine ex-servicemen have been employed in the Customs Department as Preventive Officers since 1990—they are responsible for collecting information, conducting raids and seizures—and nine ex-servicemen joined in as examiners—they are responsible for examining goods that come in and leave the country through the customs’ channel.

The 18 officials were employed in the Customs Department through examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. Interestingly, it was only after the RTI application was filed that the Customs Department woke up to the fact that it had never verified the certificates submitted by the ex-servicemen.

As on June 5, the Customs Department had verified the certificates of two preventive officers and one examiner. The rest are now in the process of being verified. Meanwhile, the Preventive Officers have been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Customs while the Examiners’ current status is that of Appraising Officers.

Customs in the dock for flouting Right to Info Act

Customs in the dock for flouting Right to Info Act

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=2&articleid=618200601356187618200601222515

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Mumbaikar files contempt petition against department for not following Central Information Commission’s order

Narendra Kaushik

In a move that sets a precedent, a Mumbaikar, who did not get the information she sought from Customs and Central Excise under the Right to Information Act even after an order from the Central Information Commission (CIC), has filed a contempt petition against the department.

S R Sawant, a Bombay High Court advocate, had sought names of Customs officers who were promoted or placed in sensitive positions despite being on the ‘Agreed List’, which names those under discreet watch for corruption or against whom complaints are pending. This confidential list is prepared by the department in consultation with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and is reviewed annually. Listed officers are not supposed to be given public responsibilities or promotions.

The Fort-based advocate moved an application with the CIC on Saturday on behalf of a senior Customs official seeking penalty against Customs for non-compliance of the commission’s May 1, 2006, order. The Commission had told the department to furnish her with the information within 15 days.

In her three-page application, a copy of which is with Mumbai Mirror, Sawant has alleged that Customs has failed to furnish the sought information to her. She has sought action against Customs under section 20 of the RTI Act, which states that a department or Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) that does not furnish information despite an ordered from the central appellate authority may be asked to pay fine of Rs 250 per day. The maximum penalty prescribed under this section is Rs 25,000. The commission may also recommend disciplinary action against the concerned CPIO.

The order was pronounced by a two-member bench comprising Dr O P Kejariwal and Prof M M Ansari. Terming the non-compliance ‘unfortunate’, Ansari said the commission would take up Sawant’s application soon. Citing the case of former Maharashtra minister S S Naik, he said it had become a trend for bureaucracy and politicians to flout orders of commissions and courts.

Info Sawant wanted

• Names of officers on the ‘Agreed List’ that names officers on watch for corruption or against whom complaints are pending in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06

• Names of officers from this list who were promoted or appointed to a higher grade within their cadre

My RTI Applications to Smt. Neerja Shah has not been responded yet. I have sent 40 RTI REQUEST letters to Neerja Shah. Is NEERJA SHAH the problem at MUMBAI CUSTOMS ?

May 10th, 2006

Shri Jogendra Singh
Director General of Vigilance
Custom & Central Excise
2nd Floor, Hotel Samrat
Chanakya Puri
New Delhi – 110021

Phone  – (011) 26115722
Fax – (011) 26115724

e-mail: dgvig@cbec.gov.in

and

Smt. Neerja Shah
Addl DG (VIg.)
Directorate General of Vigilance,
Customs and Central Excise
West Zonal Unit, 4th Floor,
Transport House, Poona Street, Masjid (East)
Mumbai – 40009

Phone No. (022) 22619506
Fax (022) 23703133

e-mail:  adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in

mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com,

Sub: No response from CBEC for RTI applications and requests. Is Director General of Vigalnce protecting Neerja Shah ? Why DGV has not responded to our emails on this issue of MUMBAI CUSTOMS MUDDLE.

Dear Shri. Jogendra Singh,

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Would you please respond for requests. I am copying this email to several TOP Officials of Govt. of INDIA and also to NEWS REPORTERS, JOURNALISTS.

ARC headed by Sri. Moily also recomending to repeal the Official Secrets Act.

Following is good news. BUT problems in MUMBAI CUSTOMS will go on as long as Neerja Shah and Customs Officer at Nhavasheva(Import) are still there at their positions.

These two officers needs to be SUSPENDED from SERVICE !!

5 Customs officers transferred – Following Newsline report, activist files RTI application, Department gives them the boot !

MUMBAI CUSTOMS PROBLEMS is Neerja Shah. She is COVERING lots of Officers in MUMBAI CUSTOMS.

Please go through this. All of our RTI applications to Neerja Shah is posted. This will be for PUBLIC and all officials in INDIA to know about what is happenning at VIGILANCE LEVEL.

More about MUMBAI CUSTOMS MUDDLE, visit:

http://customsmuddle.wordpress.com/ 

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5 Customs officers transferred

As per a Central Vigilance Commission circular dated November 2, 2001, the Vigilance Department, classified as sensitive, should not be retaining staff and officers for more than the stipulated three years

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The Vigilance Department handles cases of corruption and misdeeds by officers from the Customs and Central Excise

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The officers whose transfer orders have arrived are Joint Commissioner G Ravindranath and Assistant Commissioner M A Andrade, who joined the Vigilance Department in February 2003, Deputy Commissioner V H Bhatija, who joined in March 2003, and Superintendents Narayan Singh and S K Hattangadi, who joined in August 1999.

Except for Hattangadi who is being relieved from June 30, all other transfers are with effect from May 31. Joint Commissioner Ravindranath has been replaced by G Srinivas Rao, who is joint commissioner at Central Excise, Mumbai.

Incidentally one of the replacements for the superintendents is not inclined towards joining the vigilance department. The officer, who recently underwent treatment for depression, has informed the vigilance department about his position.

A senior officer of the vigilance department said: “It is difficult to get the right mix of officers for the vigilance department as only few are willing, and those who are, have to satisfy our stringent norms.”

Rajesh Darak, an activist with Whistleblowers India, a non-governmental organisation, had made the RTI application and obtained the list of officers who were retained despite completing three years

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5 Customs officers transferred – Following Newsline report, activist files RTI application, Department gives them the boot !

5 Customs officers transferred

As per a Central Vigilance Commission circular dated November 2, 2001, the Vigilance Department, classified as sensitive, should not be retaining staff and officers for more than the stipulated three years

.

The Vigilance Department handles cases of corruption and misdeeds by officers from the Customs and Central Excise

.

The officers whose transfer orders have arrived are Joint Commissioner G Ravindranath and Assistant Commissioner M A Andrade, who joined the Vigilance Department in February 2003, Deputy Commissioner V H Bhatija, who joined in March 2003, and Superintendents Narayan Singh and S K Hattangadi, who joined in August 1999.

Except for Hattangadi who is being relieved from June 30, all other transfers are with effect from May 31. Joint Commissioner Ravindranath has been replaced by G Srinivas Rao, who is joint commissioner at Central Excise, Mumbai.

Incidentally one of the replacements for the superintendents is not inclined towards joining the vigilance department. The officer, who recently underwent treatment for depression, has informed the vigilance department about his position.

A senior officer of the vigilance department said: “It is difficult to get the right mix of officers for the vigilance department as only few are willing, and those who are, have to satisfy our stringent norms.”

Rajesh Darak, an activist with Whistleblowers India, a non-governmental organisation, had made the RTI application and obtained the list of officers who were retained despite completing three years

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NCB sniffs for one more coke haul

NCB sniffs for one more coke haul

Baljeet Parmar

Thursday, June 08, 2006  01:18 IST

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1034146

MUMBAI: Just days after confiscating a record haul of 200kg of cocaine from the Nhava Sheva port, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is looking for two more consignments, said to weigh 300kg.

The consignments are thought to belong to the same cartel that had shipped the cache recovered on Sunday.

The NCB is working closely with international enforcement agencies to track the shipments.

The agencies have determined that a 500kg cocaine consignment meant for Spain and Germany, of which Sunday’s haul was a part, reached Mumbai from Ecuador. Though NCB Director KC Verma refused to give details, he said his officers are working round the clock on “reliable information”.

The NCB has learnt that Sunday’s haul was to be shipped to Karachi and then to Colombo and Europe. “The destination indicates the possibility of Dawood Ibrahim’s involvement,” said an intelligence officer.

The scope of the current operation extends beyond Mumbai. The first tip-off came from an American source. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence verified the information on the basis of import documents and shipping data.

Meanwhile, Additional Director Om Prakash said the NCB’s Mumbai unit is identifying the gang responsible for transferring cocaine from sealed containers to those headed for Europe.

With Poornima Swaminathan

TAUFIQUE IS OUT BUT DRI NABS HIS CLOSE AID IN Rs 30 CR CASE

TAUFIQUE IS OUT BUT DRI NABS HIS CLOSE AID IN Rs 30 CR CASE

This is AGAIN a bad NEWS for MUMBAI CUSTOMS !!

Please read the following article. Which is from Taxindiaonline.

 We would like to get information on this please.

TAUFIQUE IS OUT BUT DRI NABS HIS CLOSE AID IN Rs 30 CR CASE

By Taxindiaonline News Service
MUMBAI, 3 MAY : EVEN as the Mumbai Customs fails to fix accountability for the missing EoU documents related to notorious EoU fraudster Taufique Haji Gaffar, the Ahmedabad DRI has arrested his close associate Shyam Bihani who was allegedly operating from Jaipur, Mumbai, Surat and Vadodara.

Wanted in customs duty evasion case of about Rs 30 crore he was on the run for quite some time. It is learnt that his companies had forged several advance licences and done huge duty -free imports of goods which were later sold in the open market. On Wednesday he was picked up by the DRI sleuths and remanded in judicial custody.

In contrast to these cases, Taufique has become a tough challenge for the department. Though Cofeposa was invoked against him, our police and judicial systems have come to his rescue as he first moved the Ahmedabad High Court and then Mumbai High Court. Even as the court cases are on, a parallel probe was initiated by the Mumbai Customs to probe how did his papers disappear from the customs house. Though there is, as a matter of rules, a custodian of EoU documents in every Customs House but no action was taken against the one in Mumbai. In fact, he was not even shifted out of that slot till he retired. Despite a clear-cut system of appointing an AC (EoU), the Mumbai Customs and the Vigilance are struggling to find out how did the documents sleather out of their custody!

From the slow progress in the case it would not be far fetched to conclude that there is an apparent lack of interest among the topbrass here who have done virtually nothing to fix either Taufique or his associates or those who connived with him. It is a common sense that no document misses like this unless somebody has some interests involved in it.

But despite High Court observations, the customs has not been able to arrive at any conclusion. And it now appears that the department has given up its efforts to recover more than Rs 30 crore evaded by his group of companies like Rajasthan Fashion, Skyline, Gunjan Fabrics, Texmo Fab and many more. Though the EoU rules have been changed in this year Exim Policy, such examples would go a long way in encouraging fly-by-night operators to cheat the exchequer and coolly get away with it! 

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TAUFIK ONCE AGAIN GOES UNDERGROUND; SC COMES TO GOVT’S RESCUE

May 4th 2006  

Smt. Neerja Shah Addl DG (VIg.) Directorate General of Vigilance, Customs and Central Excise West Zonal Unit, 4th Floor, Transport House, Poona Street, Masjid (East) Mumbai – 40009

Phone No. (022) 22619506 Fax (022) 23703133

e-mail:  adgvigwest@cbec.gov.in mail2vigilance@indiatimes.com  

Sub: TAUFIK ONCE AGAIN GOES UNDERGROUND; SC COMES TO GOVT'S RESCUE 

What is the story here. A big case it is happening like this !!

Please read the following article. You might know about this,

We would like to get information on this please.

TAUFIK ONCE AGAIN GOES UNDERGROUND; SC COMES TO GOVT'S RESCUE

By Taxindiaonline News Service

NEW DELHI, 13 MAY, 2003: THE EoU fraudster Taufik Haji Gaffar's case has indeed become a saga of

administrative machinations, misuse of judicial generosity and pinnacle of connivance.

But for the Ministry of Finance which has so far failed to enforce its Cofeposa detention order it is nothing but one

after another judicial battle.

The latest is that it has gone to the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court stay order

and the apex court has responded positively to the SLP by vacating the

HC stay on enforcement of the detention order.

No sooner the apex court vacated the stay,

Taufik who could be seen loitering around in the corridors of Delhi High Court has

once again gone underground! And simple excuse resorted to by the Surat Police

is that they have no information about him.

Probably the Gujarat Police believes that economic offenders like Taufik are expected to walk into their thanas

rather than their cops giving him a chase!

What prompted the MoF to move the SC was the controversial submission of original grounds of detention

which were not served on the accused but were submitted before the Bench.

This clearly indicated that there was some leakage from the Cofeposa office.

Then the government plea was that the documents submitted were

fabricated and not a copy of the original grounds of detention.

But the case appeared to be slipping out of the government as

two giant legal experts Mr P Chidambram and Mr Ram Jethmalani were holding the fort for Taufik.

But then the SC came to the rescue of the Government.

However, what sounds mysterious is the fact that the no action has been

taken against the officials who may be involved in leaking confidential documents from the

the Cofeposa office or elsewhere in the system?

This case clearly indicates that though the Government had issued

the detention order it never had the willingness to enforce it.

No other appears to be pursuing it seriously except for the Mumbai Customs.

Even in the Mumbai Customs the senior officials don't appear to be putting

their heart and brain behind the case.

So Taufik is all set to go down in the history of EoU exports as an

uncatchable and unbeatable hero of duty frauds!

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DRI official held for asking Rs 50 lakh as graft – Tribune News Service – New Delhi, September 19, 2005.

DRI official held for asking Rs 50 lakh as graft – Tribune News Service – New Delhi, September 19, 2005.

MR. S.K. SINHA, THE J.D., DRI TOOK MANY FAVOURS FROM ME -LIKE HE USED MY ZEN CAR FOR HIS BROTHER, MR. BRENAY SINHA FROM 14/05/2003 FOR ABOUT A MONTH, AND THE DRIVER AND CAR WERE GOING DAILY TO HIS BROTHER'S HOUSE AT – NO. 2, ESI HOSPITAL CAMPUS, SECTOR 15, ROHINI. TEL. # 98-182-28729. THIS WAS ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF A PRESENT DAY s.i.o IN THE DRI, I WILL DISCLOSE PROOFS AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME.

LIES OF DRI AND THE FACTS

I did not accede to the demand of bribe of DRI officials made through their touts and on 14^th Oct., 2003, complained to the M.O.S. for Finance, the Chairman, CBEC, and others about this extortion threat (Annexure 1). I believe that the officers behind the threat were:-

 

1)                Mr. Nitish Birdi, Deputy Director, DRI.

2)               
Mr. S.C. Ganger, Deputy Director, DRI.

3)                Mr. S.K. Sinha, Joint Director, DRI,

4)                Mr. R.K. Singh, Addl. Director General, DRI,

5)                Mr. S.S. Rana – the Customs official. Posted in Moscow 2003-2004.

 

As a result of my complaint, they became more furious, and not only did they raid my residence and office they also manhandled me. They took away many items from my residence and office, without even mentioning in the Panchnama – a flagrant violation of Law. In my letter (annexure 2), I protested the unauthorized seizure without a mention in the Panchnama.

 

I started following up my complaint with the senior officers of the revenue ministry. To cover up for their lapses, they leveled false and unsubstantiated allegations against me. Can you believe that they even went to the extent of filing false affidavits in the courts?

 

	Lies of the DRI	My Explanation
1.	That my foreign buyers did not exist. To support their claim, they have referred to a letter dt. 29.04.2004 received from the Indian embassy official in Moscow, Mr. S.S. Rana (on deputation from the customs department)  (Annexure 3).	Contrary to Mr. S.S. Rana’s letter, my buyers very much existed in Russia, as is clear from the Russian customs letter (Annexure 4 & 5), Mr. Rana’s letter appears to be with malicious intentions as it appears that it is based on a fictitious letter said to have been received from the Russian customs. My buyer’s existence is clear from the aforesaid Russian custom’s letter. The letter clearly states that my buyer, Europa Torg, existed since 1998. Other buyers have also sent me documentary evidences in support of their existence and import activities since 1998, and those evidences were given to DRI in 2003, and 2004. DRI has neither any substantial proof of non-existence of my buyers, nor any conclusive proof of diversion of goods. They have based their charges on hearsay alone. Though I am not required, as per  law, to respond to charges based merely on hearsay, still I have produced enough evidence to prove existence of buyers and delivery of goods into Russia
2.	They had filed false affidavits in the court that they had never issued any red alert to any customs authority against registration of my DEPB licences, etc. (Annexure 6)	DRI had issued red alert notice to various customs posts, as is clear from the letter of the Asstt. Commr. Of Customs (Annexure 7). I had placed this fact on record in my rejoinder in the Delhi High Court case no. W.P. (Crl.) 832/2004 and my lawyers are looking into the possibility of filing a perjury case against the erring officials of the DRI before an appropriate court.
3.	That my exported goods never entered Russia. To support their claim they have relied upon : a) the letter of Mr. S.S. Rana, that my buyers did not exist, as pointed in point 1, above. b) Statements taken under         duress stating that goods reached Finland (and assumed by DRI that they never entered Russia). c) Finland carrier (shipment handler / transporter) could not be contacted, just because e-mails supposedly sent from the personal e-mail I.D. of the officer did not go through.(Annexure	All my exported goods meant for Russia had entered Russia, as is evident from the letter of Russian customs (Annexure 9), letter from the forwarding agents of Finland (Annexure 10), and letter of the Finland Customs (Annexure 11). a)    Already explained in point no. 1 above. b)    Letter of Finland Cutoms deptt. Annexed as page 615, 616 & 617 to the SCN clearly states that all my enquired shipments have entered Russia. And DRI has, for reasons best known to them enquired about some of the shipments, as mentioned in annexure 12, as ours, while in fact those were never my exports. Some of the shipments that they have enquired from Finland were actually sent through SAM Aviation, whose fight was operated by Eastline, and ended in Russia. (Certificate enclosed). c)     The e-mail appears to have been manipulated in such a way that it did not reach the company in Finland, as is evident from the letter submitted by the carrier with the Indian Embassy in Helsinki as per legal procedure, clearly stating that they had carried all the shipments into Russia. (Annexure 13), and there was no diversion of goods.
4.	That I engaged in money laundering. They have relied upon unsubstantiated statements extracted from my ex-employees.	All the statements were taken in typical DRI style under duress. Employees don’t have the capacity to withstand the 3rd degree interrogation, and they have nothing to lose by making a false statement as per the convenience of the DRI officials. There is no evidence of money laundering. This is particularly false because all the shipments being referred to by DRI were done against Letters of credit issued by the apex bank of Russia, BFFEA, and the payments having been received through the apex bank of India, the RBI.
5.	That I shipped out goods from India before the opening of the L.C., which according to DRI is not permitted by RBI as per FERA regulations	Shipment of goods before the registration of the L.C. was not always done, and in all the cases, it was approved by the RBI, post-export. This was primarily done for commercial reasons, and it never caused any loss to India, if the goods were exported before the date of registration of L.C., information was always provided to the RBI in the claim form sent to them, and in most of the cases, I obtained specific permission from the RBI (that file was seized by the DRI on 15th Oct., 2003). I am attaching herewith copies of similar permissions given to other exporters (Annexure 14, 15).
6.	That signatures on some of my bank realization certificates (BRC’s) pertaining to export proceeds were not those of the bank officers (and as such the bank realization certificates were forged). And since these certificates were forged, Duty drawback was not admissible on the same.	As regards the BRC’s, said to have been forged, even the DRI official, Mr. B.K. Thaplial agreed in the court of ASJ, New Delhi that all the contents of the said BRC’s were correct, and that all the export proceeds have been in received through banking channels. The BRC is not an essential document for claiming Duty Drawback, and it was only for our records that we obtained it from the bank, to be showed to any Govt. department, as and when required. However truth about the signatures can be found out only after a thorough enquiry, and I have in no way benefited on account of the said difference in signatures. The enquiry should ascertain weather the export proceeds were credited in my bank account or not, and weather the same were received through regular and approved banking channels or not. If I am not benefiting in any way by forging the BRCs then why would I do that?

Vindictive and damaging attitude of the DRI officials is evident from the following:-

 

1)  They seized my original unrealized export documents, which has caused me a direct loss of more than Rs. 4 crores.

·        Despite the High Court orders dated 24.11.2004, to return the documents, the documents were not retuned (Annexure  ).

·        DRI gave an undertaking before the hon’ble High Court of
Delhi on 24.11.2004 (Annexure 16) that they will return the original documents within a fortnight STILL they did not return the documents. My lawyers are exploring the possibility of filing a contempt of Court case before the hon’ble High Court.

 

2)  I had plans to go to
Italy on 16^th Oct., 2003 (Annexure 12) and since the DRI was tapping my phone, they knew that I was scheduled to leave. They raided my premises and prevented me from traveling. Their action was merely to cause me a substantial business loss as I had plans to set up a factory for producing high quality knitwear produced on machines imported from
Italy.

 

3)  I traveled to the
US on 15/01/2004. Since I was following up on my charges against the DRI officers even from
USA, DRI, in order to arrest me on arrival, issued a red alert at all the entry points in
India. I came to know of it, and to protect my life, postponed my return, and it was only after
Delhi High Court’s intervention and relief (Annexure 17), that I returned on 21^st May, 2004. I appeared in the court of the ACMM,
New Delhi, and was granted regular bail. The DRI requested for the seizure of my passport. Their request was turned down by the learned ACMM. More than 13 DRI officers, including Mr. Nitish Birdi, Mr. Parashar, Mr. B.K. Thaplial, Mr. Sharma (Driver), Mr. Vinod were present inside the court. It appears that there were also some professional goons with them. Before I could sign the bail bond, the DRI officials and their goons tried to physically kidnap me from the within the courtroom so that I can’t sign the bail bond. I was dragged for a long distance. Luckily for me the lawyers present in the court decided to protect me and the LAW and intervened. DRI officials couldn’t take me away but I suffered severe injuries in the process. I went to hospital for treatment and got a Medical report, the same is attached (Annexure 18).

4)    They seized and destroyed all the vital business data pertaining to the past 18 years, since I started the business activities, contained in one of my office computers. At that time, I was in
USA. The officer who made the seizure reported that the computer contained “incriminating data” (copy of Panchnama attached as annexure). Later DRI has claimed that we had punctured the Hard disc of the computer. How is it possible for someone to puncture the hard disc when they have seized it with “incriminating data”? When I went to give my statement to DRI office, Mr. B.K. Thaplial, mockingly told me that they had punctured the disc. He said that I will soon know the consequences of my filing complaints against DRI officials.  He also told me to assess the loss to my business I will never be able to recover that data. He also told me that if I didn’t mend my ways then he and Mr. Nitish Birdi will ensure that my other computers also meet the same fate before being returned to me.

5)    DRI officials have treated all my business associates so badly and even before I am convicted, they have dubbed me as “having committed an export fraud”, and have beaten up my business associates, and suppliers, thereby causing me an irreparable damage (Annexure )

6)    DRI had issued red alert notice against me, which has not been withdrawn till date, and is posing a hindrance in issuance of fresh passport, which is lying ready in Delhi passport office since Oct., 2004.

7)    Although the DRI investigation was over in December 2004, when they issued show cause notice to me, they have not returned any of the material seized from my office till date, which posed problems in settling the matters with other departments like Income Tax., Sales Tax, Provident Fund, E.S.I, and payments to the suppliers, and realization from buyers. During the investigation also, they created all kinds of problems, and as a result a demand of Rs. 18 crores was raised by the Income tax department against me.

    DRI officials lied to the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments also, as a result of which they too had started proceedings against me.

 

In spite of all this, I cooperated with their investigation, as and when required, and when they could not make a case against me, and were feeling insecure because of the lies told to everybody against me., and also when their arrest order was stayed by the order of the High Court (Annexure 19), they managed an order of preventive detention under COFEPOSA  against me. The said order is  based on  the lies and twisting of facts as explained above. The main motive of this order is to silence my voice once and for all, as has happened earlier also in several cases.

 

It is a case of subjective investigation, and not an objective investigation. The DRI officials had decided the results of the investigation, even before it was started.

Customs Notification (NT) No- 60/2005 dated 20.7.2005
CBEC appoints Adjudicating Authorities for many cases in Delhi

G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Delhi, to act as, -

(i) Commissioner of Customs, ICD, Tughlakabad, New Delhi;

(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva;

(iii) Commissioner of Customs, Coimbatore; and

(iv) Commissioner of Customs, Chennai,

for the purposes of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s Lindt Export and M/s High Tech Engineers, A-1/21, Janakpuri, New Delhi and Others, issued, vide, DRI F.No.50C/19/2003-CI, dated the 24th December, 2004, by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, ‘D’ Block, I.P. Bhawan, 7th Floor, I.P. Estate, New Delhi.
 

[F.NO.437/3/2005-CUS.IV]

(ANUPAM PRAKASH)
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

NEVER LOSE YOUR HONOR BY PAYING BRIBES, AND DON'T BUDGE BEFORE THE EXTORTIONIST OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

THE DRI OFFICIALS TRIED TO KIDNAP AND MURDER ME INSIDE THE COURT PREMISES IN NEW DELHI, BUT WAS SAVED BY LAWYERS PRESENT OVER THERE. THE METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE OF NEW DELHI ORDERED THE POLICE TO MAKE AN INQUIRY AND THE NEW DELHI POLICE REGISTERED A CASE ON 24TH MAY, 2004 ITSELF, AND THE OFFENCES OF THE DRI OFFICIALS WERE NON-BAILABLE, AND HAD IT BEEN AN ORDINARY PERSON, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN JAILED, BUT IT IS THE BEAURUCRATIC AFFINITY, WHICH GAVE THEM ALL IMMUNITY, AND ON THE CONTRARY, THE SAME DRI OFFICIALS LODGED A COUNTER FIR ON 27TH MAY, 2004, AND THE POLICE ARE HARRASSING THE WITNESSES – IS IT DEMOCRACY?

MY ADVICE – DON'T SUBMIT TO THE CORRUPT – BE BOLD, TRUTH WINS IN THE END – JAI BHARAT