New Delhi, September 24
CBI’s whistle-blower public prosecutor Rajendra Singh has written to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, about the threat to his life in the wake of allegation of corruption made by him against senior CBI officials.

Rajendra Singh has complained against serving additional directors and joint directors in the CBI to the PMO, the Central Vigilance Commission and the secretary of the department of personnel.

Rajendra’s complaint to the PMO states “I remained as the PP in CBI/ACB/ from 2002 to 2004. B.B Mishra, erstwhile DIG/CBI/Ranchi, had pressurised me over phone to favour the accused in the under trail case no RC 20(A)/95(D).

On this Rajendra made a written complaint to the Director, CBI, and his letter to the Prime Minister says, “I faced victimisation after I lodged the complaint against him and he got me transferred to CBI, Silchar in Assam in 2004’’.

Despite, the transfer and the threats Rajendra pursued his complaint but the CBI headquarters maintained a deafening silence even after four years and the complainant maintains that he was never even interrogated.

In support of his allegations Rajendra has submitted the court diary of the case as one of the annexure of his complaints.

He writes in the court diary: “Now I am giving instance of pressure upon the under-signed. One day the worthy DIG had asked me over phone not to oppose any petition filed by the accused to seek any relief. He added that the accused were very powerful. He further added that in any case, if the trail court grants any relief then let them take relief. If relief is not granted then let them approach the High Court. If the High Court does not grant them relief then only I should move the trail court for taking coercive steps against them but not before that.’’

Rajendra goes on to say “under the circumstances I am of the view that no PP can work independently and impartially under the leadership of such a DIG who pressurises the PP to work as per his desire.’’

Since the case diary is now part of the official record, Rajendra was threatened several times to change it.

Interestingly, the CBI headquarters in Delhi managed to lose the complaint several times and Rajendra was informed by S.K Ranjan, administration official (personnel), as per his letter dated August 8, 2006, that the complaint mentioned and addressed to the Director, CBI, had not been received in the personnel section.

At his wit’s end Rajendra writes in his plea to the Prime Minister, “My life is in danger and in case of murder the officers against whom I have lodged the complaints should be held responsible.’’

However, despite repeated attempts the CBI refused to comment on the issue. A PMO official confirmed to The Tribune that Rajendra’s complaint had been received.

It may be recalled that a whistle-blower engineer Satyendra Dubey had earlier paid with his life after he exposed a road racket in Bihar.

— The correspondent, who is an anchor of SAB TV, regularly writes for The Tribune.