ACB refers IGP bribery case to Goa govt

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has referred to Goa government the complaint filed with it accusing Inspector General of Police Sunil Garg of accepting bribe, a senior police officer said today.
"We have referred the matter to the state government. We are waiting for their decision," Superintendent of Police (ACB) Vimal Kumar Gupta told PTI.
Gupta said it is for the state government to take a decision in the matter.
Garg had denied the allegations against him.
"Normally all such cases, whenever there is a complaint against a gazetted officer..It is referred to the state government," Gupta said.
"The state Chief Secretary, who is also Chief Vigilance Officer, will take call on it," the SP said.

A Vasco-based businessman, Munnalal Halwai, had complained to the Chief Minister, the ACB and also filed a petition in a special court against IGP Garg accusing him of accepting bribe of Rs 5.5 lakh to file an FIR in the complaint filed by him at Ponda police station.

Halwai had also produced audio recording along with the complaint.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar while terming the allegations against IGP as "serious" had said an inquiry by a non-police officer would be conducted into the matter.
The matter was also raised during the recently held Goa Legislative Assembly session wherein legislators had demanded a probe into the complaint.

Goa Forward Party had demanded that the IGP be suspended from the post pending inquiry.