Central Excise Supdt - A messenger to carry drugs - Arrested by Punjab Police
THE Jalandhar Police on Saturday arrested a Central Excise Superintendent posted at the Attari Railway Station Customs with 10 kgs of heroin valued at Rs. 50 Crores in the international market. The Superintendent was driving a Tata Safari and the drug was concealed under his seat. Investigations have revealed that the Central Excise officer is not a real smuggler but was only to deliver the consignment to a party for a delivery charge of Rs. 50,000 per kg. This 56 year old Central Excise Superintendent will perhaps spend the rest of his life in prison.
But what is corruption in Revenue compared to the one in Railways? A Member is ready to pay Rs. 10 Crores as bribe for a change in his charge! Ten Crores for a posting! If they spend that kind of money, how much are they going to earn? Probably some of them are walking around with a couple of Rajdhani Express trains in their pockets!
Corruption is no more a political or social issue - people are not appalled at the humungous ranges to which corruption has been taken by the Babus and Netas, but what really baffles one is what are these old people going to do with this kind of money and is it worth the risk to spend your remaining life in CBI offices, Courts and ultimately the gaol?
Uncle, what is Nepotism?