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Ex-Aviation Security Official Took Favours From KF, Jet, Says CBI Chargesheet

  • MiD DAY had reported in October 2010 how the IPS officer allegedly used his clout to get freebies around the globe, courtesy the airlines he was supposed to watch over

  • If your fidelity to the country's civil aviation sector is fading fast then this might prove the tipping point. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has stated in a chargesheet that former additional commissioner of Bureau of Civil Aviation Securities (BCAS), Mumbai, Manoj Malviya, abused his official position to benefit certain airlines.

  • The charge sheet carries the version of top officials of the rank of executive director, vice-president and general manager from two airline companies -- Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines -- from which Malviya allegedly got favours.

  • In controversy

  • "The chargesheet in the matter of Malviya is ready and we have also received sanction from ministry of home affairs (MHA) to prosecute him. The charges against Malviya are that he abused his official position to receive favours from Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, which were further authenticated after questioning senior officials representing the carriers. He has been booked under Section 13(1)(d) in the Prevention of Corruption Act," said a CBI source. Under the circumstances, if corruption charges are proved against Malviya in a court of law, he can be jailed for up to seven years and would also be liable to pay a fine. Malviya has challenged the CBI investigation and the matter is being currently heard by Bombay High Court.

  • The case

  • CBI Mumbai raided Malviya, a 1986 batch IPS officer, in May 2009 for allegedly taking personal favours from airlines, businessmen and airport authorities in the personal capacity of additional commissioner, BCAS.

  • During the course of investigations carried out by CBI it was revealed that Malviya visited US, UK, Spain, Dubai, Canada, among other places, on business class tickets without paying a single penny to the airlines, on the sheer strength of his position.

  • He even availed services of five-star hotels and luxury cabs during his travel and the charges were paid by the carriers.

  • MiD DAY had reported the matter on October 20, 2010 (Around the world in just Rs 1 lakh).

  • Who is Manoj Malviya?

  • Manoj Malviya is an IPS officer from the West Bengal cadre and he joined BCAS in September 2004.  By the time he was raided, he was serving as additional commissioner (security) at the Mumbai division of BCAS.

  • He was also hoping to chair the position of joint commissioner, BCAS, as his promotion was pending before he came under the CBI's scanner. After CBI filed a case against him, Malviya was shunted out of BCAS and moved to the West Bengal police cadre on July 10, 2010.

  • Despite the raids, Malviya's name was recommended for President's Police Medal (PPM) by the ministry of civil aviation in May 2010, only to be withdrawn later.

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