Lokayukta case: State government nod to prosecute IAS Ramesh Thete

BHOPAL: The state government has granted approval to prosecute IAS Ramesh

Thete

in 25 cases registered by

Lokayukta

against him in connection with disposal of government land worth of Rs 100 crore in

Ujjain

district to private parties illegally.

In similar 10 cases, the then divisional commissioners of Ujjain disposed government land to private owners. They are under scanner, sources said. Thete, a 1993 batch dalit officer, who was posted as secretary in rural development department recently, filed a police complaint against his senior and additional chief secretary Radhe Shyam Julaniya alleging harassment. Government, later shunted Thete out and appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in GAD.

On Wednesday, the government sanctioned approval of prosecution in Lokayukta complaint against Thete, who was additional commissioner (revenue) in Ujjain from August to December 2013. Thete was booked along with then tehsildar Aditya Sharma and patwari

Aadarsh Jamgade

under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

"I was posted in Ujjain in 2013 and did justice to farmers of backward class. I promised the chief secretary not to speak anything about the case. So, I will not open my mouth come what may. But if I fail to bear the atrocity further, I will end my life," Thete told TOI.