Hyderabad: Tainted babus out of crime survey

Hyderabad: Government officials caught by the Anti Corruption Bureau are not being enumerated by the Sakala Nerastula Samagra Survey (survey of people with criminal records) being carried out by the police.

Such public servants are excluded as there is no warrant pending against them in the ACB court, an official said. Also, all of them are easily traceable as they are still in service. Besides, they are booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act which is different from the Indian Penal Code.

A senior ACB officer said, “Public servants booked by the ACB are re-posted within their respective departments once the suspension orders are revoked. Since they are in service, there is zero chance of them absconding.”

The ACB said the accused personnel usually appear in court, and it has their addresses. “In cases booked under the IPC, criminals are sometimes untraceable, file incorrect addresses and keep away from court,” he said.