PMO office during Atal Bihari Vajpayi was responsible for leaking Mr. Dubey’s identity hence Atal Bihari Vajpayi should have been held for the murder of Mr Dubey.
Mantu Kumar was
arrested from near his home in Panchayatee khada in Gaya. He had apparently
been living in Gaya town and working as a rickshawpuller. On September 19,
2005, while the case was being heard in Patna, Bihar in the court of Addl.
Session Judge, J M Sharma, Mantu Kumar escaped from the court premises, leading
to widespread allegations of police complicity. While Mantu was being held at
the high security Beur Jail, the invigilation can be lax during such court
appearances, and it is a common tactic of the mafia to organize a few policemen
to make it possible for the criminal to escape. It was felt that the escape was
engineered by higher-ups who may have executed the murder through Mantu Kumar.
The CBI announced a cash reward of Rs. 1 Lakh for apprehending Mantu.
It is possible
that Dubey may have been the victim of a simple robbery during which MantuKumar shot him, as alleged in the case filed by CBI. However, given the death
and disappearance of several witnesses and the startling escape of the prime
accused, there is widespread speculation that vested interests may have engaged
the criminals who actually pulled the trigger. As for the GQ project, the
Supreme Court is currently overlooking investigations into the corruption
charges initially raised by the Dubey letter. Several official have been
indicted and a technical team is overseeing the actual construction. Also, as
of September 2005, news reports indicated that the law ministry was about to
introduce legislation to protect whistleblowers. Meanwhile, on 10 February
2006, a 600 meter stretch of the GQ highway connecting Kolkata to Chennai
subsided into the ground, opening up ten meter gorges near Bally, West Bengal.
This stretch had been executed as a joint venture between two Malaysian firmsRBM and Pati, selected after global tendering.
More than six
years after the murder, on March 22, 2010 Patna Court convicted three accused
Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas for murdering Dubey. The court
convicted accused Mantu Kumar under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302
(Murder), 394 (Voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery) and 27 (A) Arms Act
for possessing unlicensed weapon.The other two accused were convicted under
Section 302/34 (Murder committed in furtherance of common intention) and 394
IPC.
Dubey’s murder
drew several protests in India and abroad, especially by the media. Student and
Alumni bodies of IITs took the lead in raising this issue. S. K. Dubey
Foundation for Fight Against Corruption was founded in the US by Ashutosh Aman
(IIT Kanpur, Satyendra’s batchmate) and Atal Bansal (IIT Kanpur) to
systematically fight against corruption. IIT Kanpur instituted an annual award
in his name, Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award, to be given to an IIT alumnus
for displaying highest professional integrity in upholding human values. Arvind
Kejriwal, a recipient of this award, went on to receive the Ramon Magsaysay
Award as well. The Indian Express also announced a fellowship in the name of
Dubey. Satyendra Dubey was recognised posthumously by several awards, which
included the Whistleblower of the year award from the London-based Index on
Censorship, the Transparency International’s Annual integrity award and the
Service Excellence award from the All India Management Association. On November
26, 2007 NDTV aired a documentary by Mini Vaid on Satyendra Dubey, produced by
Ashutosh Aman on behalf of the S K Dubey Foundation. Famous Indian musician
Rabbi Shergill has dedicated one stanza in his song titled ‘Bilqis (Jinhe Naaz
Hai)’ from album Avengi Ja Nahin to Satyendra Dubey. This song is a dedication
to all those who died in vain or while supporting some cause (anti-corruption).
Institute
for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), a Non-governmental
organization from Lucknow has been award the Satyendra Dubey award for
government services in reverence to his contributions to the cause of fighting
corruption.
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