In mid-seventies, the then Vigilance Commissioner of J&K State Pir Ghulam
Hassan Shah, was known for his gimmicks to make news. One day he manipulated a vigilance
raid on the premises of one of the senior most SSPs, at Jawahir Nagar, Srinagar .
Next day the achievement of the commissioner was the headline of the local Dallies. It was alleged that a bribe of Rs. 200 was recovered from the pocket of the SSP’s coat. Later it was proved beyond doubt that he was wearing a shirt with no pocket at that time). The accused was subsequently bailed out. The corruption case lingered on for many years. In the mean time the poor fellow attained his retirement in suspended animation. While the accused suffered humiliation, the manipulator was rewarded with the Director General’s post, of course, at the cost of the promising career of the victim.
Dy. S.P Jalla from Shaheed Gunj was one of the witnesses to the raid. Subsequently, he was blessed with the pilgrimage toMecca . On his return, Haji Sahib’s conscience
persuaded him to withdraw his false witness given under duress. Likewise many other witnesses turned hostile.
One of such witnesses, a Dy. S.P by rank, was summoned from Jammu to Srinagar ,
to stand the witness. He wanted to act according to his conscience, but at the
same time he was scared of the erstwhile Commissioner, who had by now become
the DG. Somehow, he sought my advice. I advised him not to go with a
predetermined mind. Whatever the consequences, better would be the spontaneous
response that would fountain out. He was declared hostile by the Prosecuting
Officer. As expected, the DG ordered for an enquiry. During enquiry,
consideration of promotion in the department is kept in abeyance. The Dy.SP had
already suffered stagnation in the department. He had continued for 18 years on
the same rank, when his juniors had superseded him.
A game of gimmick versus gimmick ensued. One time Dy. S.P Anticorruption approached the concerned clerk, the custodian of the enquiry file and paid him Rs.200.00 for sweets to his children. The clerk brought the file, made a bonfire of it and said: “Huni kheie bastea kheller”. Subsequently the officer in absence of the enquiry purchased his belated promotion. This is how fake corruption case was buried by the real one.
Brijdass chu venan lasiv te basiv.
Next day the achievement of the commissioner was the headline of the local Dallies. It was alleged that a bribe of Rs. 200 was recovered from the pocket of the SSP’s coat. Later it was proved beyond doubt that he was wearing a shirt with no pocket at that time). The accused was subsequently bailed out. The corruption case lingered on for many years. In the mean time the poor fellow attained his retirement in suspended animation. While the accused suffered humiliation, the manipulator was rewarded with the Director General’s post, of course, at the cost of the promising career of the victim.
Dy. S.P Jalla from Shaheed Gunj was one of the witnesses to the raid. Subsequently, he was blessed with the pilgrimage to
A game of gimmick versus gimmick ensued. One time Dy. S.P Anticorruption approached the concerned clerk, the custodian of the enquiry file and paid him Rs.200.00 for sweets to his children. The clerk brought the file, made a bonfire of it and said: “Huni kheie bastea kheller”. Subsequently the officer in absence of the enquiry purchased his belated promotion. This is how fake corruption case was buried by the real one.
Brijdass chu venan lasiv te basiv.
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