Bhopal PHQ Closes 32-Year-Old Corruption Case Against Digvijaya Singh-Era Minister Dayal Singh Tumrachi
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has finally closed a corruption case against former minister and Tribal Congress leader Dayal Singh Tumrachi, 32 years after it was registered. Tumrachi, who had resigned from the Digvijaya Singh government following the allegations in 1994, died in July 2018. Tumrachi, who was minister of state for forests and environment, had recommended…
In 1994, the Police Headquarters (PHQ) registered a corruption case against Dayal Singh Tumrachi, a former minister and Tribal Congress leader, and police constable JP Jaiswal. Tumrachi, who had resigned from the Digvijaya Singh government in 1994, had recommended the appointment of six people as forest guards. When their request was denied, two of them alleged in an affidavit that they had paid Jaiswal Rs 34,000 to secure the jobs.
Jaiswal, acting as a middleman, claimed he had given the money to Tumrachi. The original documents of the case went missing, halting the closure process. Tumrachi passed away in July 2018, and with his death and the missing documents, the PHQ decided there was no point in pursuing a court ruling to close the case. After 32 years, the PHQ finally closed the case this year.
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