Odisha Vigilance caught a 2021 batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma in Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district of Orissa, red -handed by Odisha Vigilance taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh. An additional Rs 47 lakh was recovered from his residence. Vigilance investigation is on. To be caught taking bribe in the initial career of just four years, it is enough to tell how deep the root of corruption of Indian society has reached today. All the pillars of the system are in dishonesty today. We speak and write a lot against the corruption of the officers, politicians and the system, but keep silence on the malpractice of the judiciary, while there is the same situation everywhere. A fire broke out on the night of 14 March in the outer part of the government residence located in New Delhi, 30, Tughlaq Crescent at the house of Justice Yashwant Verma of Delhi High Court. In this, a large number of notes were burnt. Justice Verma was sent to Allahabad High Court from Delhi, but no allegations were filed against him even after nearly three months. If this case had been done by a minister, politician or administrative officer, he would not have filed a case against him, he would have to go to jail. Judicial officers are suppressing cases due to special rights they get. Rajya Sabha President Jagdeep Dhankhar has also made a sharp comment on this.
Dhiman Chakma, an officer of the accused, was born in a small town Kanchanpur in Tripura. His father is a school teacher, while the mother is a housewife. Dhiman did his B.Tech in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in the festive. After completing his studies, Dhiman started preparations for UPSC. He first got a place in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) and was posted as an IFS officer in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. His dream was to become an IAS. In 2020, he again took the UPSC exam and this time secured 482nd rank. This success made him an IAS officer of 2021 batch and he joined the Odisha cadre. After the 2020 success, he took one year training. After this, IAS of 2021 batch was appointed. On June 8, 2025, Odisha Vigilance caught Dhiman Chakma red -handed taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh. It is being told that 20 lakh rupees were demanded from a local businessman. Half of the amount of this fixed amount was given. The businessman alleged that Chakma had threatened to take action against his stone crusher unit. After this, Vigilance laid a trap and Chakma was caught taking bribe at his government residence. In the chemical test, both his hands and drawer were found positive. After this, Rs 47 lakh cash was recovered from his residence. There was sharp reactions on social media about this incident. Many people described it as a failure of the system, while some considered it the result of personal greed. One user wrote-so much corruption in four-year job? How do these people read ethics in UPSC? This is not the first case. Officers have been caught taking bribe, but the first case of taking bribe is only during the start of service. It can be understood from this matter that if they were not caught now, then how much blood of the public would suck during service.
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A fire broke out at around 11:30 pm on March 14 at the outskirts of the Delhi High Court Justice Verma, 30 in New Delhi, the exterior of the government residence at Tughlaq Crescent. In this, a large number of notes were burnt. Justice Verma kept saying that the rupee is not his. All efforts were made to suppress the case. When the case was not suppressed, they were sent from Delhi to Allahabad High Court, although the lawyers of Allahabad opposed their arrival. As a result, they were not given work, but even after almost three months, no allegations were filed against them. While in the general case, a case was not filed against the biggest officers, public servants, leaders and ministers, they would also go to jail. Examples of these incidents will be found in bulk. Justice Verma’s case has also been raised in Rajya Sabha.
Recently, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed serious concern over the lack of transparency and accountability in the judiciary, addressing the members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. He questioned the case of non -filing of FIRs and cash recovered from Justice Verma’s residence due to an old judicial order.
The Vice President also expressed concern over the role of judicial committees and the possible impact of money on judicial decisions. He said that the government is “helpless” today because a judicial order remains a hindrance in filing an FIR. If any crime has happened, then his FIR should have been lodged. This is the most basic and initial step, which could be raised on the first day.
Vice President Dhankar said that an FIR cannot be lodged in the current situation until permission is received from the highest level of the judiciary. He raised the question that ‘if this permission was not given then why?’ ‘Is the proposal to remove a judge is the solution to this crisis? The Vice President, referring to the cash incident recovered from the residence of Justice Yashwant Verma, said that this is a deep shock to the image of the judiciary. He asked, if this incident did not come to the fore, do we ever know that there can be more such cases? Jagdeep Dhankhar insisted that when the cash is received, we should know what is that money, what is his money trail, and whether that money affected judicial decisions. Jagdeep Dhankhar said that even when the people lose faith in other institutions, they still look at the judiciary with hope. He said, the intelligence and hard work of our judges is unique, but if there is a sight of doubt, then the foundation of democracy will be shaken. Thinking that the matter will cool down as soon as the media is removed, there will be a big mistake. Those who are responsible for this crime should not be spared. Dhankhar further said, I thank the former Chief Justice that he made the documents public. We can say that the cash seized because the report says and the report made public the report. We should not destroy the idea of democracy. We should not make our morality so much. We should not end honesty.
Looking at these matters, we have to think where the society is going. How is the administration system, public servants and judiciary being taught in social norms and ethics. Actually, the increased malpractice in Indian society is the result of increased materiality in society. Earlier life ideals were important. The honest person used to get respect in society. Now the standards of society have changed. Now the money person gets respect. Nobody asks where the money came from and how. Family members consider the honest head of the family to be stupid. Insult him from time to time for honesty. To prevent increasing misconduct, we have to teach children from the beginning of our social myth from the beginning. They also have to tell that the hands of the law are very long. If it gets trapped in its clutches, punishment will have to be served. The honor will also be discounted. The monitoring mechanism has to be strengthened. In these cases, arrangements for speedy justice have to be made so that others learn from their punishment.
– Ashok Madhup
(The author is a senior journalist)
