AAP effect: Class VIII boy records corruption at ration shop on phone
18 Jan 2014 12:01 AM GMT
Encouraged by the Delhi government’s recent anti-corruption measures, a class VIII student recorded instances of bribery and malpractice at a ration card shop in Wazirpur and forwarded it to the government’s anti-corruption cell on Friday, seeking action.
Sunny Kumar, a class VIII student from DAV Public School, Wazirpur, said that he conducted this sting operation to expose how officials and touts take bribes under the table at a ration card shop, under the Food and Civil Supplies Department. ‘I saw some persons were taking bribes worth Rs 50 to 100 for depositing forms. Rather than calling the police first, I opted to record the incident on my cellphone.’
Sunny’s father, Gulshan Kumar, while talking to Millennium Post said, ‘Sunny conducted the sting operation and told me about this. I felt proud of my child for his conviction and desire for a corruption free-society,’ he said.
‘As Delhi government has recently launched anti-corruption helpline I thought it was best to pursue the matter to its logical end’, added Gulshan.
Presenting the sequence of events that followed his son’s information, Gulshan said, ‘We submitted the recording at Vikas Bhawan. The officials have assured us that appropriate action will be taken against the accused, if the audio recording is found to be genuine. We had initially gone to the nearby police station but police officials refused to reveal the content of the footage, saying that it was confidential. However, it was the police that directed us to contact the anti-corruption helpline, as the matter was under the jurisdiction of Delhi government’.
When sought for an opinion, Girish Chandi, ACP, Anti Corruption Bureau, said, ‘We will not reveal information regarding the video recording because the matter was under investigation and the matter is confidential’. In order to trap the government officials who demand bribes, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched an anti-corruption helpline number, 011- 2735 7169.
Sunny Kumar, a class VIII student from DAV Public School, Wazirpur, said that he conducted this sting operation to expose how officials and touts take bribes under the table at a ration card shop, under the Food and Civil Supplies Department. ‘I saw some persons were taking bribes worth Rs 50 to 100 for depositing forms. Rather than calling the police first, I opted to record the incident on my cellphone.’
Sunny’s father, Gulshan Kumar, while talking to Millennium Post said, ‘Sunny conducted the sting operation and told me about this. I felt proud of my child for his conviction and desire for a corruption free-society,’ he said.
‘As Delhi government has recently launched anti-corruption helpline I thought it was best to pursue the matter to its logical end’, added Gulshan.
Presenting the sequence of events that followed his son’s information, Gulshan said, ‘We submitted the recording at Vikas Bhawan. The officials have assured us that appropriate action will be taken against the accused, if the audio recording is found to be genuine. We had initially gone to the nearby police station but police officials refused to reveal the content of the footage, saying that it was confidential. However, it was the police that directed us to contact the anti-corruption helpline, as the matter was under the jurisdiction of Delhi government’.
When sought for an opinion, Girish Chandi, ACP, Anti Corruption Bureau, said, ‘We will not reveal information regarding the video recording because the matter was under investigation and the matter is confidential’. In order to trap the government officials who demand bribes, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched an anti-corruption helpline number, 011- 2735 7169.
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