08-23-2007, 08:15 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>More Babus are booked by CBI </b>
Pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
The number of Babus (public servants) booked by the CBI on corruption charges increased to 1,917 in the year 2006 from 915 the previous year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
The investigating agency booked 1,917 officials of various government agencies for allegedly indulging in corruption in 2006 while the figures for the previous year was 915, Minister of State for Personnel Suresh Pachouri said.
In 2004, 926 government officials were caught by the CBI on graft charges, he said adding that as on July 31, 2007 the number of CBI cases pending for prosecution sanction was 81.
In reply to another question, he said that the CBI has registered 34 cases for securing jobs on the basis of fake Scheduled Tribe certificates.
"Out of these, chargesheets have been filed in 22 cases and nine cases have been closed for want of evidence. In one case, regular departmental action for major penalty has been recommended and the investigation has not been completed in the remaining cases," he said.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>CBI officer's house raided </b>
Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata
... for possessing 'disproportionate assets'
A day- long raid was conducted at the house of a senior CBI official in Kolkata by a team of "superior" officials on Thursday. The official has been charged with possessing disproportionate assets.
Though the Central team refused to comment on the incident, reports coming out of the agency suggest that the Delhi team has interrogated their Kolkata colleague after finding "substantive evidence" sufficient to put the senior official in the dock
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Cat and mouse game. <!--emo&:blow--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
The number of Babus (public servants) booked by the CBI on corruption charges increased to 1,917 in the year 2006 from 915 the previous year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
The investigating agency booked 1,917 officials of various government agencies for allegedly indulging in corruption in 2006 while the figures for the previous year was 915, Minister of State for Personnel Suresh Pachouri said.
In 2004, 926 government officials were caught by the CBI on graft charges, he said adding that as on July 31, 2007 the number of CBI cases pending for prosecution sanction was 81.
In reply to another question, he said that the CBI has registered 34 cases for securing jobs on the basis of fake Scheduled Tribe certificates.
"Out of these, chargesheets have been filed in 22 cases and nine cases have been closed for want of evidence. In one case, regular departmental action for major penalty has been recommended and the investigation has not been completed in the remaining cases," he said.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>CBI officer's house raided </b>
Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata
... for possessing 'disproportionate assets'
A day- long raid was conducted at the house of a senior CBI official in Kolkata by a team of "superior" officials on Thursday. The official has been charged with possessing disproportionate assets.
Though the Central team refused to comment on the incident, reports coming out of the agency suggest that the Delhi team has interrogated their Kolkata colleague after finding "substantive evidence" sufficient to put the senior official in the dock
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Cat and mouse game. <!--emo&:blow--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blow.gif' /><!--endemo-->