HM SHIELDED DAWOOD MAN: EX-SECY
Tuesday, 14 January 2014 | PNS | New Delhi
Former Home Secretary RK Singh on Monday made a sensational claim that Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde prevented Delhi Police from interrogating a businessman linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in connection with the IPL match-fixing scandal. Singh, who recently joined the BJP, also said Shinde took money to influence even SHO-level postings.
News channel CNN-IBN first broadcast Singh’s interview around 6 pm, but till late at night there was no reaction from the Home Minister. “Shinde prevented Delhi Police from interrogating a businessman in the IPL match-fixing case. Agencies suspected that this businessman had links with underworld don Dawood,” Singh alleged.
However, Singh did not mention the name of the businessman. According to sources, the businessman is from the Home Minister’s State Maharashtra and is an accused in the 2G scam. Citing Intelligence Bureau (IB) records, the Home Ministry three-years-ago had submitted classified information in a sealed cover to Delhi High Court about this controversial businessman’s connections with Dawood Ibrahim.
“Again, it’s not an allegation, it’s a fact. The Police Commissioner mentioned to me once that a senior businessman who had shady allegations against him, had to be interrogated in a particular case and the Home Minister told him twice to hold on to the interrogation. Ultimately it seems that the interrogation could not happen. As far as I recall, I think it was in connection with the match-fixing case and this businessman had some sort of links with Dawood,” said Singh.
The former Home Secretary also blamed Shinde for interfering in day-to-day affairs of Delhi Police, involving even the postings of SHO-level officers. He said people from Shinde’s home frequently “sent slips” to the Police Commissioner for posting and transfer of SHOs.
“I have said this in the past also and it’s not an allegation, it’s a statement of fact...this is regarding postings etc. About corruption...this gentleman has two or three people at his residence who used to send slips to the then Police Commissioner saying that a particular police officer may be posted to a particular police station...this happened in numerous cases. This is a fact that the Police Commissioner told me himself that numerous slips would come from his residence for posting particular officers to particular police stations. The Police Commissioner showed me the slips so this is a fact,” he said.
He also accused Shinde of lying about the FBI’s assurance on catching Dawood. “There is no assurance from the FBI on Dawood, I was present at that conference with Shinde, he is lying,” said Singh.
“Dawood is in Pakistan, he is under the protection of the ISI and to arrest Dawood in Pakistan you have to go inside Pakistan and then arrest him. To expect that the agency of a third country will help you to operate it is ridiculous, so I don’t see any basis in it,” said Singh, rejecting Shinde’s frequent claims on catching Dawood.
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PRESS RELEASE
CNN-IBN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER UNION HOME SECRETARY & NOW BJP LEADER RK SINGH
On Monday, 13 January 2014 7:16 PM, Monica Sarup <Monica.Sarup@network18online.com> wrote:
13/1/14
Former union home secretary-turned-BJP leader RK Singh accused Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde of "lying" and shielding a businessman close to India 's most wanted Dawood Ibrahim in an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN
"Shinde prevented Delhi Police from interrogating a businessman in the IPL match fixing case. Agencies suspect this businessman has links with underworld don Dawood. There is even no assurance from FBI on Dawood, I was present at that conference with Shinde, he is lying," said Singh.
He also alleged that Shinde regularly interfered in Delhi Police's work. "The staff at Shinde's residence would regularly send chits with names of people who should be posted as SHOs and I heard this was done in lieu of money," Singh claimed.
Singh's statement comes after Shinde had said that the Indian government along with US intelligence agency FBI was working towards bringing India 's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim to India .
· HOME MINISTER SUSHIL KUMAR SHINDE REGULARLY INTERFERED IN DELHI POLICE'S WORK
· THE STAFF AT SHINDE'S RESIDENCE WOULD REGULARLY SEND CHITS WITH NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE POSTED AS SHOS
· SHINDE PREVENTED DELHI POLICE FROM INTERROGATING A BUSINESSMAN IN THE IPL MATCH FIXING CASE
· AGENCIES SUSPECT THIS BUSINESSMAN HAS DAWOOD LINKS
· NO ASSURANCE FROM FBI ON BRINGING BACK DAWOOD..I WAS PRESENT AT THAT CONFERENCE WITH US
Transcript of the Interview
On the allegation of Home Minister lobbying on Behalf of Police candidates & corruption allegations
“I have said this in the past also & its not an allegation, its a statement of fact...this is regarding postings etc. About corruptions...this gentleman has 2 or 3 people at his residence who used to send slips to the then police commissioner saying that particular police officer maybe posted to particular police station...this happened in numerous cases. This is a fact that the police commissioner told me himself that numerous slips would come from his residence for posting particular officer to particular police stations. The police commissioner showed me the slips so this is a fact.”
On checking with Mr Shinde about these slips
"Mr Shinde told me that look the people come to me with recommendations & in one or two cases we pass it on. But it was not one or two cases. And these postings I think has a business angle to it."
On Home minister's interference into stopping an interrogation of a senior businessman
"Again it’s not an allegation, it’s a fact. The police commissioner mentioned to me once that a senior businessman who had a shady kind of allegations against him, had to be interrogated in a particular case & the home minister told him twice to hold on to the interrogation. Ultimately it seems that interrogation could not happen."
"As far as I recall I think it was in connection with the match fixing case & this businessman had some sort of links with Dawood."
On bringing back Dawood with FBI's help
"Firstly, if a third country's intelligence agency is agreeing to help you, you don’t talk about it in public...Secondly FBI has offered no such help...so this statement of bringing back Dawood with the help of FBI is wrong. There is even no assurance from FBI on Dawood, I was present at that conference with Shinde, he is lying,"
“Dawood is in Pakistan, he is under the protection of ISI & to arrest Dawood in Pakistan you have to go inside Pakistan & then arrest him & to expect that agency of a third country will help you to operate it is ridiculous, so I don’t see any basis in it.”
On differences with Home Minister
“The differences with Home minister is known to everyone & it was known to higher officials & its not new...this is not something that has cropped up today.”