New Delhi: He had sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister's Office complaining of corruption in the construction of the highway in Bihar, with a copy to the Chairman of the NHAI with a specific request that his identity be not disclosed as he feared for his life (Frontline, February 27, 2004).
He wrote again to the Chairman complaining that his identity had been leaked to the authorities concerned.
After a few days Satyendra Dubey was found dead with bullet injuries.
Two years later, an IIM graduate Manjunath was murdered for trying to stop fuel adulteration.
He worked for Indian Oil Corporation and was trying to clean up the system in Uttar Pradesh and someone didn't like what he was doing.
The furor had woken up the politicians. The NDA government thought of bringing a law to protect whistle-blowers.
But till date it is only the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), which accepts complaints.
The CVC has announced that it has the responsibility of keeping the identity of the complainant secret, even though it cannot stop the complainant himself from disclosing his identity or making the complaint public.
Therefore, it asked the would-be complainants to comply with certain requirements:
The CVC, under the resolution, is also expected to ascertain from the complainant whether he or she was the person who made the complaint.
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