Pot calling the kettle black?

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Anti-Corruption Bureau officials being investigated for corruption. Ironic? Former cops suggest a few solutions to the problem </span><br /><br />The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which is meant to investigate corrupt government officers today finds itself in a bit of a controversy. Reason? ACB officials are themselves under the scanner for alleged corruption. Take the following cases: Director General of Police (Housing) Rahul Gopal who was tipped to be ACB chief is under the bureau''s scanner after Rs one lakh was recovered from his vehicle. Last year, ACB chief R S Negi was directed by the High Court to stay away from the investigation into the multi-crore Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) scam because his conduct as observed by the division bench, was "anything but bona fide." <br /><br />Police officers say that though precautions are taken while posting officers in the ACB, it hardly helps. "To appoint senior ACB officers, there is a panel which includes the additional chief secretary and the DGP of the state," says an officer. The integrity of the officer is checked, as are factors like performance capacity and work efficiency. But he points out that the records of most of the allegedly corrupt officers are clean as they are on good terms with their bosses and the ministers. <br /><br />Suggesting solutions, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Y P Singh says that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) system should be adopted for postings in the ACB. "The CBI follows the principle that a person should not only ''be'' good but should be ''seen'' to be good," says Singh. Former top cop Julio Ribeiro had discussed the same issue with the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in New Delhi. "I told the CVC that his department has no jurisdiction over the states and the states do whatever they want to and according to the Home Minister," says Ribeiro. He adds, "The system of promotion needs a drastic revision." Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satish Sahney feels that implementing the recommendations of the National Police Commission is the only solution. "As per the recommendations, the postings of senior executive officers should be done by a specially appointed state security commission," he says.</div> </div>