Hyderabad: At least 50 tainted bureaucrats have got away scot-free because the Telangana state government has dismissed the recommendations of the Anti-Corruption Bureau for criminal prosecution. Their cases have either been closed or they have been referred to less rigorous forums.
This information was revealed in an RTI reply by TS Anti-Corruption Bureau to retired IFS official M. Padmanabha Reddy.
In the past two years, at least 14 cases in which first information reports (FIRs) were registered have been closed and in four cases action has been dropped completely. Other cases have been referred for “department action”, “tribunal disciplinary proceedings” and to “commissioner of inquiries”.
Inspectors of police, revenue officials, deputy collectors, sub-registrars, Transco engineers, city planners and assistant commercial tax officers (ACTOs) are among those who have gone scot-free.
Cops and babus escaped scot-free
FIRs have been closed against Jagitial forest range officer A. Vija-yanand Rao, Vanastha-lipuram inspector Y. Venkat Reddy, Langer Houz sub-inspector B. Srinivasa Rao, and head constable A. Ashok Reddy.
FIRs have also been closed against senior assistant of excise department Ramesh Lankapally, junior assistant, land revenue, Warangal, N. Prasad, head constable D. Iylaiah, Warangal Urban inspector K. Shiva Samba Reddy, and Medak panchayat raj department officer M. Veerabhadra-iah.
Others who have benefited from the state’s generosity are Adilabad excise superintendent A. Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, Dr D. Seshagiri Rao of medical and health services, land revenue inspector D. Srinivas Reddy, civil supplies deputy collector A. Ramu and Yalal mandal revenue attender B. Anjaneyulu.
The case of commercial taxes officer G.S. Srinivas of Kamareddy has been referred for department action instead of criminal action.
The case of ACTO G. Prabhakar of Warangal has been referred to the Commissioner of Inquiries. The case of deputy chief engineer of the Sriramsagar Project, U. Annamnaidu, has been transferred to Andhra Pradesh.
The cases of joint sub-registrar S. Sahadev, sub-registrar Vanaja Kumari and senior entomologist N. Srinivasulu have been referred for departmental inquiry, according to available information.
