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Most corruption plaints against police, revenue depts: ACB SP

Rashmi Nandekar, SP of Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur Range, on Thursday said that her department receives maximum number of complaints related to corruption against police and revenue departments.
Most corruption plaints against police, revenue depts: ACB SP
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NAGPUR: Rashmi Nandekar, SP of Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur Range, on Thursday said that her department receives maximum number of complaints related to corruption against police and revenue departments.
She was speaking at a workshop organized for spreading awareness about the work of ACB at Nagpur Press Club. The SP was accompanied by additional SP RA Dudhalwar and deputy SP MS Totare.
“The revenue and police departments tend to take over each other when it comes to complaints being registered with ACB,” she said.

According to the recently released National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Maharashtra topped in corruption cases reported in 2017. As many 925 cases were registered that year. The state was third in the country in low conviction rate.
The SP claimed that the ACB works in three types of cases; the being traps in which the bribe takers or givers are caught red-handed. “Citizens have several forums to file complaints against any government employee asking them for bribe to clear their work. There is also a toll-free number 1064 on which they can file a complaint. However, the traps will be set only after verification.”
Talking about the second and third types — disproportionate assets and misconduct cases — she said, “People must give detailed information about any government servants whose assets exceeds their income. In some cases, it is not necessary that the accused must accept bribe. Even if he does any misconduct, a case can be filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act.”

Nandekar claimed that money used by the complainant during a trap will be given back to them by the government within 8 to 10 days.
“We have received directives from higher authorities about helping complainants after the trap. After the trap, the complainant might go through more harassment. So, we will take moral responsibility to help complainants complete their work from the specific department,” said Nandekar.
TOI had earlier reported that the conviction rate of ACB this year is only 13%.
“Long-drawn trials are one of the main reasons for low conviction rate. Special courts can increase the rate,” the SP said.
Asked about failed traps, Nandekar admitted that sometimes their own officials and staff are the reason behind the failures. “Many times, our officials are the reason for failed traps but some technical issues can also play a vital part in such cases,” she said.
Nandekar claimed that whenever they want to take action against a government employee, they need sanctions from the departments concerned. “The authorities concerned need to give sanction within three months but it gets delayed several times,” she added.
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