But India has challenges that law ahead, ie the corrupt Govt.
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Leak takes sting out of CBI raids
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 11:37:39 PM ]
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NEW DELHI: The CBI’s plans to conduct countrywide raids, covering 198 premises in 54 cities, were leaked, triggering suspicions about the role of insiders wanting to alert some of the 70 government officials who were on the list.
The top-secret plan for the raids, the latest in a series of exercises undertaken by the agency against allegedly corrupt public servants, found its way into the media before CBI sleuths visited their 'targets', in what is seen as a major embarrassment for the premier investigating agency.
CBI chief US Mishra acknowledged that the media had come to know of the raids. "It is a matter of serious concern and we will look into it and take action against the official concerned," he said.
He, however, suggested that leaks could have also taken place because the CBI, under the rules, was required to get government sanction before proceeding against officials of the rank of joint secretary and above, four of whom featured in Friday's raids. CBI has been campaigning for doing away with the provision.
The embarrassment was palpable at the media briefing. The CBI chief announced that raids had helped uncover property worth over Rs 14.28 crore and a rather unimpressive haul of Rs 88 lakh in cash.
Suspicions lingered that leaks about the raid might have alerted some targets into spiriting away possessions acquired through illegal wealth. Doubts stemmed from the not-so-huge quantity of cash recovered.