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    • Anubhuti Vishnoi , Neeraj Chauhan Tags : CBI, AICTE, top brass Posted: Friday , Jul 17, 2009 at 0216 hrs New Delhi:
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    The CBI on Thursday carried out raids on the top brass of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Hyderabad, Bhopal, Chennai and Delhi, exposing the rot in the national regulator for technical institutes.

    While AICTE member secretary K Narayan Rao was arrested, an FIR was lodged against AICTE head Ram Avtar Yadav for corruption. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal is learnt to have approved the raids on Wednesday night — something considered unprecedented as CBI raids against officials above the rank of Joint Secretary require the Cabinet minister’s approval.

    Narayan Rao and middleman Subba Rao were arrested after laying a trap wherein the latter had reportedly demanded Rs 20 lakh as bribe on behalf of Narayan Rao for inspection and approval of an engineering college in Hyderabad. Cash amounting to Rs 9 lakh and documents related to bank accounts and properties were recovered from Narayan Rao’s residence in New Delhi. Searches were also conducted in Hyderabad and Subba Rao’s residence in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.

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    “The college’s owner had agreed to pay Rs 5 lakh as the first installment. Based on the complaint, a trap was laid, and Narayan Rao and Subba Rao were arrested while accepting the bribe,” said CBI spokesperson Harsh Bhal.

    While Yadav is yet to be arrested, a case of cheating and another under the Prevention of Corruption Act have been lodged against him and three others — S C Rai (advisor, AICTE), Robinder Randhawa (Deputy Director, AICTE) and Sri Om Dalal (Regional Officer, AICTE, New Delhi) — for allegedly demanding money for processing the case of increase in intake of seats of an engineering college, Alcon, in Faridabad. A complaint made both to the Central Vigilance Commission and the HRD Ministry led to a full-fledged inquiry with the ministry summoning Yadav in August 2008 on the issue.

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    CBI raids put AICTE top brass in dockBy: Madhu Kumari | 18-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward I was extremely shocked to read that the person named H. C. Rai as controller of examination at I P University changed the rank of his son to get him admitted in an engineering college affiliated to this university. Are we living in a barbian society where corrupt people like Rai are playing havoc with morality and law of the land, while parents like me struggle hard to get our wards admitted to a good college. By raising the rank of his son, he has deprived another student a seat in the engineering college. we have this kind of entrance examination holders, God knows how many lives of admission seekers have been destroyed. Rai should be sacked and the deeds of this villain of society must be investigated by the I P University and court of law. I also congratulate your journalists Anubhuti Vishnoi and Neeraj Chauhan for doing a commendable job for
    Dr. K Narayana Rao Framed, He is a great patriot.By: DC SONI | 18-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Dr. K Narayana Rao is a great achiever in service of the nation. He was fighting against corruption in AICTE since his joining this notorious organisation. He is a great fighter. He fought the corrupt lobby alone but the corrupt lobby framed corruption charges on him. This is very unfortunate in this country.Hon'ble Kapil Sibal Ji, you should also know the internal enimosity within the organisation and should find out who framed Dr. K Narayana Rao.
    Great Job by CBI and Mr.SibalBy: Ravi | 17-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Mr.Rao was my proffessor when I was doing my Mech.Engg in Osmania. He is the worst professor I have ever seen and is a very headstrong guy,and always seemed to be interested in politics than teaching. I have no doubt that he is corrupt and a shame to the university. I am glad that he got what he deserved.
    CBI, AICTE, top brassBy: tannu | 17-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward These all are jugllery of indian ministers. AICTE is the money tree for them.NO matter its Arjun Singh or Kapil Sibbal.Sibbal is trying to make his own path to this money tree.So Chairman,member secretary and all the other top official must be changed to protect his security.Those post needs to changed with more close persons to him. NO sanctity is there in Indian politics. All of them are follower of making their own money. After all Indian Government(led by those inhuman politician) are the pioneer of making the eduation as a business commodity.Afer 60 years of independence illeteracy rate is 50%.
    Mr.By: Mr. Observer | 17-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Wonderful Job. Carry out such raids on the Universities also who are also involved in such activities. More importantly, such raids must be carried out on the managements of private affiliated colleges who are not following norms in giving admissions on mgmnt quota and minting money totally unauthorizedly. Further they are depriving their faculty for thier salaries and other benefits.This is specially true in prime colleges of Hyderabad, Vizag, and other cities of AP.
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