GANGTOK, 02 Jan: The District and Sessions Judge convicted one more former technocrat, a former Chief Engineer of Roads and Bridges Department, in a disproportionate assets case on the last day of 2012 here in Gangtok.
Dhan Subba, a former technocrat of the Sikkim government, was found guilty of misusing his official position and amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and sentenced to serve a sentence of two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 10,000, on the default of which he could undergo six further months of simple imprisonment.
The former CE has been accused of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income through misuse of his official position. He was accused of acquiring assets to the tune of Rs. 20 lakh during his service beginning as Assistant Engineer to Chief Engineer in the Road & Bridges Department.
The Designated Special Judge [East and North], under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, Meenakshi Madan Rai pronounced the judgment in an open court convicting Mr. Subba in the case made out under Section 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 corresponding to the section 5(1)(e) of P C Act 1947.
The investigating agency, Sikkim Vigilance Police, in its charge-sheets had accused Mr. Subba of amassing wealth of Rs 28 lakh beyond his known sources of income but could only prove him to be guilty of acquiring Rs. 20 lakh worth of disproportionate assets in court.
While reading the operative part of the judgment, the Special Judge said that “…in consideration of the entire evidence and documents on record, the court has found that the prosecution has proved their case beyond the reasonable doubt against the accused person under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988”.
It is a society where the innocents are victimized and the guilty have a gala time.
ReplyDeleteIt is a time of great shame for Sikkim and the world.
None the less, KARMA will catch up with the guilty also.
Just for the record: The so called Mr.D.Subba retired as a Principal Chief Engineer cum Secretary of Public Health Engineering Department, and not as a Chief Engineer of Roads and Bridges Department.
The case is at present in the High Court contrary to what you make it look like with the statement:
“Sentence of two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 10,000.”
Why only Mr Subba is to be punished? The system is rotten. Why, even a junior engineer would laugh at such a paltry sum. It seems victimisation in its best.
ReplyDeleteDuring the summer of 1971 Mr.Dhan Subba paid a visit to his homeland Sikkim with 4 tons of book he brought from the USA, where he was working as an Engineer. He came back and dedicated rest of his youth working for his homeland. Darn! If it were me I'd stay back in the US ---> Check this link:
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