Arrested DRI Boss – Killed IPS Officer - Who is Better Off?
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.YOU may not recognise the happy couple in this picture.
The girl is Madhurani an IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh, currently on maternity leave, expecting her first child.
Her smart husband Narendra Kumar was an IPS officer in Madhya Pradesh. Yes, he was in the IPS. He was killed yesterday by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh. The mining mafia has sent a strong message – they are not going to tolerate any interference in their illegal activities and apparently, the mafia has supporters, sympathisers and beneficiaries among politicians and bureaucrats.
The arrest of the ADG, DRI in Chennai sent shock waves right across the Revenue realm. All kinds of stories and rumours were doing brisk rounds; our phones never stopped ringing. Our CobWeb story brought in a large number of comments, most of which we cannot publish because of the choicest expletives used. Many felt that two lakh rupees was too cheap for a senior high-profile officer! Or was he fixed?
Long ago, Madame Gandhi declared that corruption is a global phenomenon. A few years down the line, they shouted "galli galli mein shor hai, ……… chor hai". Any name from officialdom or politics would fill the gap!
Now what should an officer do? Be honest like Narendra Kumar and get killed under a tractor or be corrupt and get caught by CBI? Really a difficult choice indeed!