Ravi Verma’s posting: Govt hardens stance

HYDERABAD: The state government on Monday hardened its stance on the issue of the appointment of IPS officer C Ravi Verma as joint director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). ACB director general D Bhoobathi Babu had raised objections to the same. The ACB DG had opposed Verma’s posting on the grounds that his track record was not exactly impeccable.
However, the state’s response is that the ACB chief has no authority to review any officer’s reputation or track record. “Who is Bhoobathi Babu to evaluate any officer’s reputation or track record? According to the reports we have received, Verma has an ‘outstanding’ record,” said sources in the government.
The ACB DG will be issued a written order to take Verma into his team and if he fails to comply, disciplinary action would be initiated against him, the sources said.