Old saga of transfer-posting nexus may cast shadow on Ex UP DGP.

Old administrative misdeeds often fail to die down and keep giving nightmares to several others within the system. Something similar appears in Uttar Pradesh Police as well.

Recently Dr Nutan Thakur, a social activist and wife of former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, demanded the Yogi Govt for an immediate investigation against former UP DGP O P Singh for his alleged role in the field posting of senior police officers that the SIT had revealed in January this year.

It may be recalled that following the SIT report FIRs were lodged against IPS officers then SP Sultanpur and SP Rampur and others for allegedly lobbying for their transfer and posting. They had admitted before the SIT to have spent Rupees sixty to eighty lakhs for securing their postings in Meerut and Agra district. Later they were booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act as well

The SIT was headed by then DG Vigilance HC Awasthy comprises Amitabh Yash (IG, STF) and Vikas Gothalwal (IAS) as members.

A couple of days back UP based newspapers reported that then UP GDP Om Prakash Singh too may be subject of investigations.

Senior police officials say that UP Govt has some specific inputs else govt would not have ordered an enquiry. Agencies believe that once the touts would be arrested they would reveal on whos behest they demanded money?

It may further be recalled that the secret report over alleged corrupt practices sent by then Noida SSP Vaibhav Krishna included names of SSP- Ghaziabad), SP- Rampur, SP- Sultanpur), SP- Banda, and SSP (STF)- Lucknow. Krishna was placed under suspension on January 09, after initial inquiry found him responsible for violation of All-India Service Conduct Rules by leaking the secret report sent to the state government.