( Reproduced from the Times of India January 1, 2008 page 3 )
Crisis in copland: Seniors abdicate moral authority, fail as role models
The Chaturvedi Case Shows That A Clean-Up Is Long Overdue, But A Well Entrenched IPS Lobby May Stall Efforts
Anil Singh | TNN
Mumbai: Mumbaikars may be dismayed by the Chaturvedi case cropping up even as the Telgi scam is fresh in their memory but insiders are not surprised. Given the number of black sheep still in the force, this was just waiting to happen, sources say.
Even though deputy chief minister R R Patil has managed to marginalise several officers with dubious reputations, he still has to dislodge quite a few, they add. “There are at least six incorrigible senior IPS officers who are entrenched as the system is weighed in favour of the evil-doers,’’ said former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro. For instance, a senior officer involved in the Chaturvedi case continued in the key post despite being known as an extortionist in police circles. It is said that this officer’s political cronies ensured that he was not touched.
“This is what happens when merit is given the go-by and top officers are chosen on the basis of caste and community,’’ said a retired officer. Of late, senior IPS officers are also being allowed to form their own special squads which even carry out encounters, even though it is basically the job of the crime branch.
One would believe that the top brass would be more careful after the Telgi episode when the commissioner himself was arrested. But in the Chaturvedi case, everyone played deaf till the court stepped in and transferred the case to the state CID. The reason, sources say, is that some top officers are neither smart enough to spot wrongdoings and nor do they have the moral authority to stop their juniors abusing their authority.
The Chaturvedi case also brings to light the partisan role played by the police in disputes or rivalries between builders competing for redevelopment projects where the profit margins are unimaginable. Given the resources and political clout of some builders, it is all the more imperative that the top jobs in the police force go to honest and efficient officers rather than yes men. Not only are yes men being given top jobs, they are even being given extensions which have a demoralising effect on the rank and file.
Observers say scams such as this only underline the dire need to implement the police reforms recommended by the supreme court. The directives which are part of the proposals put forward by successive police commissions say that the selection of an officer to the top job must be transparent and his or her appointment to the post must be for a fixed tenure.
“Once these systems of checks and balances are in place, individuals don’t matter,’’ said a high-ranking officer.
Why this case is a hot potato
On February 25, the Juhu police arrested four persons and claimed that they had been planning to bump off builder Rashmikant Shah outside hotel Holiday Inn. Police said they recovered a country-made revolver and Rs 12.5 lakh from the four. During investigations, assistant inspector Jagdish Sail arrested builder Rajendra Chaturvedi and a spiritual guru Baba Udaynath and claimed that they were the ones who put out a contract to kill Shah. Sail’s claims were challenged in court as there were discrepancies. The home department then transferred the case to the CID for a thorough probe while Chaturvedi was released on bail after 41 days in custody. Now the CID has said that the entire case was fabricated.
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‘IPS officers told me to implicate builder’
Inspector alleges he was pressured into accusing Rajendra Chaturvedi, of Shripati Arcade fame, of conspiring to kill business rival Rashmikant Shah
PRITI GUPTA
Some top Indian Police Service (IPS) officers may come under the scanner after an inspector told a magistrate that they had pressured him to implicate a builder in a murder conspiracy case.
Rajendra Chaturvedi, known for constructing the 45-storeyed Shripati Arcade at Nana Chowk, had been arrested in February this year for allegedly conspiring to kill business rival Rashmikant Shah of Vijay Group. But police failed to convince the court and Chaturvedi was let off on bail. The builder immediately demanded a CID probe, which began in July. The probe is almost complete and the CID is likely to register a First Information Report (FIR) in a week. Rajendra Chaturvedi, known for constructing the 45-storeyed Shripati Arcade at Nana Chowk, had been arrested in February this year for allegedly conspiring to kill business rival Rashmikant Shah of Vijay Group. But police failed to convince the court and Chaturvedi was let off on bail. The builder immediately demanded a CID probe, which began in July. The probe is almost complete and the CID is likely to register a First Information Report (FIR) in a week.
Additional director general (CID) S P S Yadav said, “We have found that the entire case was staged. Prima facie, it seems that some IPS officers were involved.”
Bihari, who is currently posted at MSEB, said, “I did whatever was suitable according to law. I never pressured anybody. I cannot comment further as the case is with the CID.”
Shail said, “The allegations are baseless. I was not in India when this incident took place. Please ask the senior inspector (Shinde). I have nothing to do with it.”
Apparently, one of the reasons for this line of thinking is the statement of senior inspector P D Shinde of Juhu police station. Deposing before a magistrate, Shinde reportedly alleged that senior IPS officers, including joint commissioner Arup Patnaik, additional commissioner Bipin Bihari and assistant inspector Jagdish Shail of Juhu police station pressured him into filing a false case against Chaturvedi.
Shinde refused to speak to Mumbai Mirror about the case but sources said the CID is considering making him the prime witness.
Despite several attempts, Patnaik could not be contacted for his comments.
If the FIR names the IPS officers, it will further damage the reputation of the police who are yet to recover from the embarrassment of top officers being named in the alleged custodial death of Khwaja Yunus and in the Telgi fake stamp paper scam.
CASE BACKGROUND
On February 25 this year, assistant inspector Jagdish Shail arrested Nisar Shaikh, Aslam Khan, Qasim Qureishi and Vijay Warkar claiming they were on their way to kill builder Rashmikant Shah, proprietor of Vijay Group.Shah’s business rival Rajendra Chaturvedi is accused of hatching the plot to kill Shah so that he would get to redevelop a plot at Abhudaya Nagar in Kalachowkie.
Police alleged that Chaturvedi and his religious guru Baba Udaynath Maharaj planned to kill Shah while he was on a visit to Holiday Inn at Juhu.
Juhu police arrested Chaturvedi and Udaynath but all the accused were granted bail by a court as the police failed to prove their charge. After his release, Chaturvedi demanded a CID inquiry.
Additional CP Bipin Bihari says, “I did whatever was suitable according to law. I never pressured anybody.”
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Reproduced from the Times of India December 25, 2007 page 2 ) CHATURVEDI ‘PLOT’ TO KILL RIVAL COOKED UP BY COPS
Case against builder false: CID
S Ahmed Ali | TNN
Mumbai: It’s official, as the state CID is saying so. The case against builder Rajendra Chaturvedi—that he had paid hitmen to bump off rival Rashmikant Shah—was cooked up by the Juhu police. “Whatever the Juhu police had said turned out to be false,’’ said CID chief S P S Yadav.
Yadav, however, refused to elaborate. “There is some progress, which I would not like to share as our work in the department is confidential,’’ he said.
The Juhu police had arrested highprofile builder Chaturvedi and four others in February. Chaturvedi spent 41 days in lock-up before he got bail.
According to sources, the CID arrived at the conclusion last week that the case was fabricated after five witnesses, including four policemen from Juhu, turned hostile and admitted in court that they had arrested Chaturvedi only on the instructions of their superiors.
One of the witnesses is the employer of butcher Kasim Qureshi, the alleged shooter who was arrested in the case. The four policemen are Pradeep Shinde, senior inspector of the Juhu police station, sub-inspectors S Nagre and Chandu Rane, and the investigating officer, sub-inspector Kumar Sawant.
Sources said the investigation was moving so fast that an FIR could be filed against the policemen, including an IPS officer, this week. “We are waiting to classify the case under ‘B summary’ (which means it will be legally considered false or malicious information)’’. Once this is done, the court will discharge Chaturvedi under Section 169 of the CrPC.
It can be recalled that in February, assistant police inspector Jagdish Sail said Chaturvedi had hatched a plot to kill Shah so that he could get the redevlopment project at Abhudaya Nagar (Kalachowky) in central Mumbai worth Rs 500 crore.
Sail, who was then with the special squad of additional commissioner of police Bipin Bihari, had claimed that he unearthed the conspiracy after arresting NCP worker Vijay Wadkar and three alleged shooters—Aslam Khan, Qasim Qureshi and Nissar Jaffar—from outside a hotel in Juhu, where they had gone to “bump off ” Shah. Later, a spiritual guru Baba Udaynath Maharaj, was arrested in the case as well.Email friend .... HOME
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