lokayukta on Saturday claimed to have recovered Rs1,566 crore in different cases of amassing wealth disproportionate to one’s known source of income, trapping and misuse of office in the biggest recovery till date.
The data released by the lokayukta provides the details of the number of cases handled by Special Establishment of Police (SPE) of lokayukta from the day of its inception till date. The details of the cases reported, disposed and challan produced in courts during the tenures of various lokayuktas.
After the appointed of justice Faizuddin as lokayukta in the year 1997 till the present lokayukta Justice PP Naolekar the lokayukta has recovered around Rs15668941842 which is a record recovery.
The rate of conviction is highest under lokayukta Justice PP Naolekar which is 67 percent and the recovery was also the highest at more than Rs388 crore in amassing wealth disproportionate to his known source of income cases.
The number of trap cases were 1325, misuse of office cases were 425 and amassing wealth disproportionate to known source of income cases were 187.
Under lokayukta Justice Ripusudan Dayal from the year 2003 to year 2009 trap cases were 273, abuse of office cases were 104 and amassing wealth disproportionate to his known source of income cases were 27 in which around Rs9 crore were recovered.
Under lokayukta Justice Faizuddin from the year 1997 to year 2003 trap cases were 688, abuse of office cases were 119 and amassing wealth disproportionate to his known source of income cases were 119 in which around Rs70 crore were recovered.
Till June 26, 2015 a total of 27688 complaints have been received and 3090 complaints have been disposed. Around 769 cases are pending till June 26, 2015.
From the year 2009 till June 25, 2015 a total of 26167 complaints have been received and around 27204 complaints were disposed and around 484 complaints are pending.