On Might 14, the DGP of Karnataka, Praveen Sood used to be appointed as the brand new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as in keeping with an order issued via the Division of Workforce and Coaching (DoPT). Previous he used to be operating because the DGP of Karnataka and used to be focused via Congress chief DK Shivakumar alleging his association with the BJP which used to be in energy within the state at the moment.
The Congress chief had additionally vowed to do so in opposition to him if the birthday party would come again to energy within the state, then again, the high-powered variety committee headed via PM Modi appointed Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a duration of 2 years. That is after the Congress recorded a victory within the Karnataka Meeting elections.
In January 2020, Sood, a member of the state cadre and an IPS officer from the 1986 batch, succeeded Ashit Mohan Prasad because the Karnataka DGP.
Congress alleged Police bias against BJP
Reportedly, the state Congress criticized Sood in March of this 12 months within the lead-up to the Meeting elections, charging the DGP with alleged bias for the BJP. DK Shivakumar, the top of the Karnataka Congress, accused the police of pursuing circumstances in opposition to his birthday party participants however last silent concerning the BJP. He attempted to divert the investigation into the circumstances filed in opposition to Congress via blaming the Police to have allegedly nurtured a comfortable nook for the BJP. He declared that the Congress would start up motion in opposition to Sood if it shaped the following management.
“This DGP is a ‘Nalayak’. Let our executive come. We can take motion in opposition to him. Congress had additionally written to ECI to take away him. I believed he (Praveen Sood) used to be a revered guy. Instantly, a case will have to be registered in opposition to him and he will have to be arrested,” Shivakumar had stated.
“He has completed 3 years in carrier. What number of days do you wish to have to stay and worship him? He has been submitting circumstances simplest in opposition to Congress. He has registered greater than 25 circumstances in opposition to us and no longer a unmarried case in opposition to BJP leaders. Let our executive come. We can take motion in opposition to him,” he had added again then.
The Congress chief vowed to do so in opposition to the then DGP after the police allegedly failed to do so in opposition to the people who publish posters of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda in Mandya forward of the High Minister’s consult with. Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda fought had fought Tipu Sultan to safeguard the circle of relatives of Mysuru Maharajas and to give protection to the state.
DK Shivakumar stated in March that greater than 25 circumstances have been filed in opposition to its staff in reference to a number of problems, together with the ‘Pay CM’ marketing campaign in opposition to Basavaraj Bommai however no case used to be registered in opposition to BJP staff.
3 have been shortlisted from over 115
The High Minister’s variety committee narrowed the pool of candidates down to 3 applicants on Saturday, however the procedure used to be sophisticated since the opposition consultant at the panel, Congressman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, voiced his displeasure with the process and demanded that or not it’s restarted.
The Division of Workforce and Coaching reportedly equipped a listing of over 115 people for the location in the past. It’s stated that Chowdhury introduced this up and said that the carrier data, private knowledge, and integrity paperwork of the officials at the listing weren’t to be had to him.
The 3 shortlisted applicants have been then forwarded to the Cupboard’s Appointments Committee. The opposite shortlisted choices have been Sudhir Kumar Saxena, DGP of Madhya Pradesh, and Taj Hassan, DG of the Hearth Carrier, Civil Defence, and House Guards.
It’s to be stored in thoughts that Praveen Sood’s nomination used to be authorized via a high-level committee that incorporated High Minister Narendra Modi, Leader Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Chief of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress chief).
About Praveen Sood
Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer from the Karnataka cadre, has served because the State DGP for the previous 3 years. Initially, Sood hails from Himachal Pradesh and is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi. He used to be appointed the Karnataka DGP in 2020. His different stints come with Superintendent of Police, Bellary, and Raichur earlier than getting posted to Bangalore town as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Regulation and Order.
Sood additionally labored as main secretary of the House Division, ADGP Karnataka State Reserve Police, and ADGP Management. He used to be slated to retire in Might 2024. On the other hand, along with his appointment as the brand new Director of the CBI, he’s going to now paintings for a tenure of 2 years, making sure his presence in workplace till a minimum of Might 2025. It should be discussed that an current Director of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can serve for a most duration of five years and a minimal tenure of two years.
In 1996, Sood additionally gained the Leader Minister’s Gold Medal for remarkable carrier. In 2002, he gained the Police Medal for Meritorious Carrier, and in 2011, he gained the President’s Police Medal for Outstanding Carrier.
Karnataka HC just lately disregarded Shivakumar’s plea difficult state’s call for for CBI probe in his case
Final 12 months in October, DK Shivakumar had gained a summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to a cash laundering investigation. He used to be in the past wondered via the ED in Delhi on September 19 for greater than 5 hours. Then, DK Shivakumar stated that he used to be additionally wondered over the Nationwide Bring in factor and circle of relatives donations to the Rahul and Sonia Gandhi-run Younger Indian Personal Restricted consider.
In some other money-laundering case, the ED had detained Shivakumar on September 3, 2019, and the Delhi Top Courtroom had granted him bail in October of that very same 12 months. After finding out a couple of price sheet filed in opposition to him via the Source of revenue Tax division, the company lodged a price sheet in opposition to him and others on this subject in Might of this 12 months.
Not too long ago, a contemporary case used to be lodged in accordance with an FIR filed in opposition to him on corruption fees. On April 20, the Karnataka Top Courtroom disregarded the Congress chief’s plea difficult the Bharatiya Janata Celebration-led state executive’s determination looking for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disproportionate property case in opposition to him. He had filed an utility pronouncing that the Karnataka executive’s order for the CBI probe used to be unsuitable.
In 2019, the BS Yeddyurappa executive sanctioned an investigation in opposition to DK Shivakumar. At the moment, the CBI registered an FIR with the permission of the state executive. Previous, the CBI had assessed the valuables after the Karnataka Congress leader had made a remark that he’s a farmer and getting source of revenue from agriculture.
Significantly, the affidavit filed via Shivakumar whilst filing his nomination papers for the Might 10 Meeting polls printed that the wealth of Congress’s Karnataka leader had greater via 68 in keeping with cent as in comparison to 2018. Within the affidavit submitted via Shivakumar for the Meeting polls, Shivakumar pegged his general property and the ones of his members of the family at a blended price of Rs 1414 crores.
In his affidavit for the 2013 Meeting polls, the property held via the Congress chief’s circle of relatives have been valued at Rs 251 crores whilst, within the 2018 affidavit, the blended price of the valuables held via his relations used to be pegged at Rs 840 crores. Shivakumar additionally declared his annual source of revenue at Rs 14.24 crores while his spouse’s annual source of revenue is Rs 1.9 crores.
The placement turns out to have change into negative for DK Shivakumar after Praveen Sood took up the location of latest CBI Director as the previous had threatened and alleged the then DGP of favouring the BJP. The Top Courtroom has disregarded DK Shivakumar’s plea difficult the Bharatiya Janata Celebration-led state executive’s determination looking for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disproportionate property case in opposition to him.