Friends,
This is a shocking incidents. Reported on republic day, does this not indicate the how fragile our democratic republic is?
Typically, public officials are scared to tackle the goons. Our tribute to late Shri Yeshwant Sonawane, for his dedication to duty, leading to supreme sacrifice. He has set an example of courage and conviction.
RTI activists in New Delhi found that kerosene meant for BPL finds it way from ration shops to petrol pumps, for adulterating petrol and diesel. Officers dealing with public distribution system are not so naive that they are not aware of this racket. Either they join the racket to collect their hafta (or whatever) or pretend that they do not know of it. This is one of the examples of institutionalized corruption.
How many officers are willing to grapple with Popat Shinde and others law-breakers, who are deeply involved in rackets which brings in easy money to them? What protection does the "system" offer to such honest and dedicated officers? These difficult questions must be answered, as many politicians and senior officers may be beneficiary of institutionalized corruption.
President of India, in her republic day eve speech said yesterday that corruption is major hurdle to development and good governance. All of us know it-- what are the solutions?
Dhirendra Krishna
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> Malegaon: Additional District Collector of Malegaon, Yashwant Sonawane, has been burnt alive by people involved in black marketing of petrol and diesel. The tragic incident took place about 10 kms from Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Tuesday afternoon.
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> Sonawane was going to Nandgaon for a tehsildar meeting when he spotted a few trucks parked in a very suspicious manner near a road side eatery where the depots of IOC, HPCL and BPCL are located. The area is infamous for smuggling and adulteration of petrol, diesel and kerosene.
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> Sonawane got off the car and started investigating about the trucks when a man identified as Popat Shinde, who has a reputation of running an oil, petrol and diesel smuggling racket, along with his men attacked the officer.
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> Click to play videoMalegaon: Additional District Collector of Malegaon, Yashwant Sonawane, has been burnt alive by people involved in black marketing of petrol and diesel. The tragic incident took place about 10 kms from Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Tuesday afternoon. Sonawane was going to Nandgaon for a tehsildar meeting when he spotted a few trucks parked in a very suspicious manner near a road side eatery where the depots of IOC, HPCL and BPCL are located. The area is infamous for smuggling and adulteration of petrol, diesel and kerosene. Sonawane got off the car and started investigating about the trucks when a man identified as Popat Shinde, who has a reputation of running an oil, petrol and diesel smuggling racket, along with his men attacked the officer.
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> He was reportedly beaten up by Shinde and his men and then set on fire. Shinde was detained by police and was taken to the Malegaon Civil Hospital after he also suffered burn injuries.
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> The other attackers fled after the incident and police have launched a massive manhunt to track and arrest them.
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> Sonawane was known to be a sincere and upright officer. He was accompanied by his personal assistant and another staff member and had no police cover.
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> He had received some information about oil adulteration a week ago from his sources.
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> Four people including Shinde and his son have been arrested so far.
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> Sonawane's family and friends are too shocked to react.
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> Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has ordered an inquiry and has said that strictest possible action would be taken against the offenders.
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> Chavan has said that officers on such assignments will get full police protection.
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> "It is a very shocking incident that has happened and it deplored the tendency of those people who want to take law in their hands. Government will never tolerate such a thing. The collector when they go on a raid, if they feel, the full police protection is given. We are finding out why he did not have police protection with him," said Prithviraj Chavan.
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> This shocker comes five years after a similar mafia killed an IIM graduate who blew the whistle on the fuel mafia in Uttar Pradesh. Same promises of protection were made then too.
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> The challenge now will be to take tough action against the offenders, to assure officers that there will never be another Yashwant Sonawame.
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