Bengaluru , Jan 03: The tendering process of the multi-crore Bengaluru Safe City Project has exposed rifts in the top IAS/IPS circles within the Karnataka government over alleged double standards in dealing with corruption charges.
A letter by senior IPS officer D Roopa to the Chief Secretary has highlighted details of inaction with regards to corruption charges against another senior IPS officer.
The letter has highlights lack of disciplinary action not only in respect to the Safe City Project but also the multi-crore IMA scam where he has been chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
She has also sought an independent inquiry and proper action against these delays or inaction from the Chief Secretary in this letter. In this letter, Roopa has alleged that while the Home Department had started a prompt enquiry against a false and motivated complaint against her, it has hesitated to do the same against other IPS Officer, Nimbalkar even after months since the CBI sought sanction of prosecution.
It further mentioned that the CBI has sought sanction of prosecution in September 2020, however, for months, the ACS, Home Department has failed to submit the draft major disciplinary proceedings to the DPAR(Services). The said delays are deliberate and help Hemant Nimbalkar, IPS.
The female IPS Officer further pointed out that while junior police officers accused in the IMA scam were suspended, there has been no action against Nimbalkar and another IPS officer.
She also pointed out that the Home Department has not taken any action on the complaints made against the tendering process for the Safe City Project made by Bharat Electronics Limited. Incidentally, there were other complaints made against the tendering process by anti-corruption activists and the JD(S).
More reports awaited.
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