KOTA: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is set to interrogate accused Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and general manager of Ghazipur opium factory Shashank Yadav on money trail of Rs 16.32 lakh which was recovered from his possession in SUV on Saturday in Kota.
ASP of ACB in Kota Chandrasheel Thakur said, the agency produced the accused IRS officer before Justice Pramod Kumar Malik at his residence on Sunday. On the demand by the agency, he ordered to hand over Yadav to ACB on four-day remand till July 22 for interrogation. The ACB would go for money trail and look into the modus operandi of organised corruption network in interrogation with accused IRS officer during the remand, he said.
Thakur said, the investigation would also be focused on the farmers who have given money to the touts and narcotics officials to get sanction of bigger plot of land for opium cultivation as the sources informed the opium farmers give money to touts and narcotics officials for the approval of standard quality of their produce to get bigger plot of land for opium cultivation, he said.
Thakur said, since the accused officer failed to disclose the source of money recovered from his possession that led to his arrest on Saturday, the ACB’s line of investigation would be to track the money trail and to trace the sources. One thing is established that the money recovered from IRS Yadav’s possession in SUV was unfair and unaccountable, he added.
Thakur said, the recovery of Rs 16.32 lakh and arrest of Yadav is also part of organised corruption network between narcotics officials, touts and smugglers that the ACB has been unearthing for last three years. The same organised corruption network was active when additional commissioner of Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Kota Sahiram Meena was arrested on January 26, 2019 accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh against the demand of Rs 5 lakh for appointing ‘Gram Mukhiya’ and the person on this post would work as tout for the department in Sahiram’s tenure, he further said.
Thakur said, now prosecution sanction for IRS officer Sahiram Meena has been received from the government and trail in Sahiram Meena case has begun in Justice Malik headed ACB court and the trial is in progress.
He said, similarly, ACB initiated action against superintendent of CBN, Pratapgarh, Sudhir Yadav, sub-inspector at Chittorgarh, Bhanupratap Singh, Hawaldar Pradeep Singh, a tout Chagan and other in April 20121 on the reports of involvement in corruption for violation of prescribed norms of opium cultivation and protecting illegal opium cultivation. The chargesheet against these accused has been submitted in ACB court in Udaipur and investigation is underway against other officials and touts, suspected to be involved, he added.
ASP of ACB in Kota Chandrasheel Thakur said, the agency produced the accused IRS officer before Justice Pramod Kumar Malik at his residence on Sunday. On the demand by the agency, he ordered to hand over Yadav to ACB on four-day remand till July 22 for interrogation. The ACB would go for money trail and look into the modus operandi of organised corruption network in interrogation with accused IRS officer during the remand, he said.
Thakur said, the investigation would also be focused on the farmers who have given money to the touts and narcotics officials to get sanction of bigger plot of land for opium cultivation as the sources informed the opium farmers give money to touts and narcotics officials for the approval of standard quality of their produce to get bigger plot of land for opium cultivation, he said.
Thakur said, since the accused officer failed to disclose the source of money recovered from his possession that led to his arrest on Saturday, the ACB’s line of investigation would be to track the money trail and to trace the sources. One thing is established that the money recovered from IRS Yadav’s possession in SUV was unfair and unaccountable, he added.
Thakur said, the recovery of Rs 16.32 lakh and arrest of Yadav is also part of organised corruption network between narcotics officials, touts and smugglers that the ACB has been unearthing for last three years. The same organised corruption network was active when additional commissioner of Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Kota Sahiram Meena was arrested on January 26, 2019 accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh against the demand of Rs 5 lakh for appointing ‘Gram Mukhiya’ and the person on this post would work as tout for the department in Sahiram’s tenure, he further said.
Thakur said, now prosecution sanction for IRS officer Sahiram Meena has been received from the government and trail in Sahiram Meena case has begun in Justice Malik headed ACB court and the trial is in progress.
He said, similarly, ACB initiated action against superintendent of CBN, Pratapgarh, Sudhir Yadav, sub-inspector at Chittorgarh, Bhanupratap Singh, Hawaldar Pradeep Singh, a tout Chagan and other in April 20121 on the reports of involvement in corruption for violation of prescribed norms of opium cultivation and protecting illegal opium cultivation. The chargesheet against these accused has been submitted in ACB court in Udaipur and investigation is underway against other officials and touts, suspected to be involved, he added.
