Patna, (Bihar Times):  The pseudonymous letter written by ‘Sajag Bihari’ is now missing from the file of home (police department). A case has been instituted under Sachivalaya police station in this regard and inquiry has started. The letter reportedly exposes about a dozen top-cops of Bihar and charges them of sexual and monetary corruption.

It needs to be mentioned that director general (police building), Anand Shanker, went on leave, as his name figured in the letter. On the other hand the director-general-cum commissioner of civil defence; Manoje Nath, who is also named in the letter, accused some of his colleagues of hatching a conspiracy.

The FIR about the missing letter was lodged by deputy secretary, home (police) department Jagdish Prasad Sinha late on Sunday evening.

Some foul play could not be ruled out as the chief minister, Nitish Kumar, according to the media reports; ordered an inquiry after this letter was shown by a private TV channel on December 1. However, the chief minister dismissed the reports, saying he had not ordered any inquiry. Director-general of police AshishRanjan Sinha, too denied having ordered
any probe on the basis of fake allegations.

Bihar, of late, is in the grip of letter culture. If in October a letter was sent to the the chief minister and circulated to media and other top administrative and police officers by, Reshama in November Anil Sharma, a builder, wrote a letter to Nitish seeking his protection. In both the cases Anant Singh, a Janata Dal (United) MLA closed to Nitish was held responsible for terrorizing them.

However, this letter is of entirely different sort. Here some insiders have perhaps written against a dozen officers, a couple of them apparently considered as no-nonsense men of integrity. Whatever be the matter something nasty is cooking up at the top level in the state. The news that the letter is now missing reflects the murkier side of the state administration and police in this age of ‘sushasan’.

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