Transferred on basis of false, unsubstantiated and frivolous allegations: Alok Verma

NEW DELHI: Alok Verma, who has been got rid of from the post of CBI director unceremoniously via a high-powered selection committee, has claimed that he used to be transferred on the basis of "false, unsubstantiated and frivolous allegations" made via just one one who used to be inimical to him.

The high-powered committee headed via Prime Minister Narendra Modi got rid of Verma from the post on Thursday on charges of corruption and dereliction of responsibility.

Breaking his silence over the problem, Verma, in a observation to PTI overdue on Thursday evening, mentioned the CBI being a major investigating company dealing in corruption in high public puts is an institution whose independence should be preserved and safe.

"It must function without external influences. I have tried to uphold the integrity of the institution while attempts were being made to destroy it. The same can be seen from the orders of the central government and the CVC dated October 23, 2018, which were without jurisdiction and were set aside," he mentioned.

Verma termed it "sad" that he used to be transferred to every other post pursuant to the orders of the committee on the basis of "false, unsubstantiated and frivolous allegations made by only one person, who was inimical to him".

The 1979-batch IPS officer has been posted because the Director General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, beneath the Union home ministry. The fee of the CBI has been given to additional director M Nageshwar Rao, mentioned a central authority order issued on Thursday evening.

Headed via the Prime Minister, the high-powered committee comprised Leader of Congress within the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Justice A Ok Sikri, appointed via Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as his nominee.

Verma mentioned the committee used to be assigned the task of deciding his future course of action because the director of the CBI.

"I have stood up for the integrity of the institution, and if asked will do it again in order to uphold the rule of law," he mentioned.

Verma had resumed responsibility as CBI director on Wednesday, a day after the apex courtroom paved his go back with some riders and requested the three-member panel that selects the CBI leader to make a decision on his continuance in a week within the light of charges against him within the record of the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC).

Verma's two-year tenure as director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) used to be because of end on January 31.

According to officers, there were 8 charges against Verma within the CVC record presented earlier than the panel which incorporated alleged makes an attempt to induct tainted officers, compromising probe within the case associated with arguable meat exporter Moin Qureshi, IRCTC rip-off among others.

Special director Rakesh Asthana, with whom Verma had a public feud, had given a complaint against him to the cabinet secretary in August which used to be referred to the CVC.

The CVC record spoke in regards to the arguable meat exporter Moin Qureshi's case and claimed that the CBI group having a look into it sought after to make Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana an accused however Verma never gave clearance, officers mentioned.

The probe on this case used to be led via Asthana.

Asthana used to be later booked via the CBI on the basis of a magisterial observation recorded via Sana who had claimed that two businessman brothers had sought bribe of Rs five crore from him to get reduction to him in a case against him using their contacts with the particular director.