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PTI, Mar 22, 2010, 05.34pm IST
Three convicted in Satyendra Dubey murder case
(Chronicle note: Satyendra Dubey was an alumnus of our college, who lost his life 3 years ago while fighting corruption in his native state Bihar. He was murdered on 27 Nov, 2003 by mafia after he exposed deep-rooted corruption in construction of the Golden Quadrilateral Project.
Satyendra did his B. Tech (Civil 1994) from IIT Kanpur and M. Tech (Civil 1996) from IT-BHU. His brother, Dhananjay Dubey (Electronics 2006) is also an alumnus of our college.)
NEW DELHI: Over six years after the murder of NHAI whistleblower Satyendra Kumar Dubey who exposed corruption in the golden quadrilateral project in Bihar, a court today convicted three accused in the case.
The special CBI court in Patna has convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas in the murder case of Dubey, a young engineer working in the Golden Quadrilateral Project of National Highway Authority of India, CBI spokesperson said in a statement, adding the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on March 27.
The young IIT-Kanpur alumni, who had blown the lid off various instances of large-scale flouting of rules in the Golden Quadrilateral Project was shot dead in the early hours of November 27, 2003 in front of Circuit House, Gaya, Bihar.
His murder sparked protests across the country amidst calls for a legislation to protect whistleblowers who expose corruption.
The CBI, which had taken over the investigation of the case from Bihar police on December 14, 2003 had filed a chargesheet in the case on September 3, 2004.
Mantu was convicted under sections for murder, voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery and the Arms Act for possessing unlicensed weapon, the statement said.
The other two accused persons were convicted for murder committed in furtherance of common intention and for voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery, it said.
"During the investigation, CBI arrested four persons, namely Mantu, Udai, Pinku and Sharvan Kumar, all residents of Katari village in Gaya, Bihar.
"They had all assembled near Circuit House, Gaya on the fateful intervening night of November 26/27, 2003. Around 3.30 AM on November 27, when Dubey was passing in front of Circuit House, Gaya in a cycle-rickshaw, the accused persons robbed him of his belongings and during the ensuing scuffle, Mantu shot him dead with a .315 country-made weapon," the statement said.
The CBI said a briefcase containing documents belonging to Dubey including his Identity Card were recovered from an abandoned well and also the country-made pistol were recovered during investigation.
The agency said Sharvan gave full and voluntary disclosure about the incident and was made an approver.
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Related old link from rediff.com 2006 issue
http://us.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/27dubey.htm?q=np&file=.htm
Satyendra Dubey: A forgotten hero?
Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna | November 27, 2006 20:31 IST
There was no formal function held in Patna and Gaya to remember whistleblower Satyendra Dubey on November 27, his third death anniversary. It was just another ordinary day.
In 2003, Dubey, a 31-year-old project director with the National Highways Authority of India, was shot dead near the Circuit House in Gaya after he exposed deep-rooted corruption in construction of the Golden Quadrilateral Project. The incident shocked the nation.
Dubey, a native of Bihar, was eliminated by people who feared that he will expose their corruption. It was proved beyond any doubt that Dubey was killed soon after he wrote a letter to the Prime Minister's Office and blew the whistle on the contract mafia.
Though he requested that his name not be made public, vested interests leaked his name.
When Dubey was killed, several promises and assurances were made to keep his memory and his cause of fighting against corruption alive.
But now it appears that Dubey's martyrdom was forgotten by people of his home state, if not others.
Soon after Dubey was killed, it was a readymade issue for politicians to blame each other to take some advantage out of it.
When Dubey was killed, the National Democratic Alliance was in power at the center and Rashtriya Janata Dal-led government was in power in Bihar.
But even after becoming Railway Minister in 2004, Lalu has not pushed the CBI probe into the killing of Dubey.
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Additional Links:
*Satyendra Dubey in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyendra_Dubey
* Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award-by IIT Kanpur Alumni Association
http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/sdubey_memorial/
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