A whistle blower is a person who
exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical,
or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. The
term “whistle-blowing” originates from the practice of British policemen who
blew their whistles whenever they observed commission of a crime. Whistle
blowing means calling the attention of the top management to some wrongdoing
occurring within an organization.
A whistle blower may be an employee, former employee or member of an organization,
a government agency, who have willingness to take corrective action on the
misconduct.As per Sec.177 of the Companies Act, 2013, certain companies
have to establish Vigil/Whistle-blowing mechanism to report any unethical
behavior or other concerns to the management.
How Safe are Whistle blowers in India?
We are presenting cases where
Whistle blowers got themselves blown off (Killed) by goons as there is hardly
any protection provided to them by the Government. Let us see the first case.
Case
No1.
Satyendra Dubey (1973-2003) was a project director at the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) spots huge financial irregularities in handling
of GQ project.Sends an anonymous letter to the PMO with a separate CV attached
telling the PM how many contractors had "submitted forged documents to
justify their technical and financial capabilities" to win bids for the
contract. Requests PM not to reveal his identity. Letter is forwarded along
with the CV to the Ministry of Road,Transport and Highways.On Nov 27,2002, Shot dead in Gaya. Case is presented as
that of robbery by CBI.
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