Corruption case gainst ex-PSC chairman

Raipur, June 7 (UNI) Chhattisgarh police have registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against a former state Public Service Commission (CGPSC) Chairman and a former CGPSC member on a complaint that they had demanded money from a candidate for his selection.

Police sources said a case had been registered against former CGPSC Chairman Khelanram Jangade and a former member Amol Singh Salam under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 120 B of IPC.

BJP leader and former chairman of state finance commission Virendra Pandey had lodged a complaint with police, alleging corruption during the process of interview.

In order to substantiate his claim, he also submitted to police a compact disc (CD) which, he said, was recorded by Mr Tula Ram Patel, father of Mr Jaiprakash Patel, a candidate who had appreared in the interview.

The audio CD, which contained conversation between Mr Tula Ram Patel and then PSS chairman regarding the selection process and interview, was released by Mr Patel, alleging corruption in PSC.

Mr Jangade's tenure as PSC chairman had ended in May this year.

The CGPSC was in the midst of controversies during the last two years. Its former chairman Ashok Darbari, a former Director General of state Police, was suspended following charges of irregularities and corruption in the state civil service examination.

UNI