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SBI silent on Mallya loans to avoid probe issues: Activist

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Vijay Mallya1Mumbai : The State Bank Of India has declined to reveal details of its board meeting in which loans were sanctioned to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, claiming that it could impede probe, an activist said here on Monday.

Activist Anil Galgali, who had sought the information under Right To Information Act on the SBI’s board meeting, has been spurned by the bank as it may lead to future hurdles for nabbing Mallya or filing cases against the former chief of defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.

“My queries under the RTI pertained to the total quantum of loans extended to Mallya, the SBI board’s agenda, proposal, approvals and minutes of the meeting in which the loan was sanctioned,” Galgali said.

The SBI deputy general manager and public information officer of the Stressed Assets Management Branch said that the case is sub-judice, pending before an inquiry commission, and derived exemption from disclosure under the RTI Act’s Section 8(1)(h).

This section indicates that the information which could impede the process of investigations or apprehension or prosecution of offenders, can be declined.

Galgali found it surprising that the SBI has even refused to disclose the names of the directors who attended the board meeting in which Mallya’s loan proposals were finalised.

“It is important to also expose the people who helped defaulters like Mallya and for the SBI to provide details of its board meetings in which the loans were sanctioned,” Galgali added.

He has now filed a first appeal challenging the SBI’s response to his RTI query, arguing that since the meeting’s agenda, approval resolution and minutes are already circulated in the banks, it would not hamper the ongoing procedures.

“The SBI authorities are also equally responsible for the loss of public funds for sanctioning huge loans to such people and should be arrested and prosecuted,” Galgali added.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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