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'''Ranjit Sinha''' (born 27 March 1953) is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer of the 1974 batch and the current [[Director General of Police|Director]] of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].He was the [[Director General of Police]] of the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP) and the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] before joining as the CBI Director in December 2012 for a two year tenure. He also served in senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi.
'''Ranjit Sinha''' (born 27 March 1953) is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer of the 1974 batch and the current [[Director General of Police|Director]] of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].He was the [[Director General of Police]] of the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP) and the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] before joining as the CBI Director in December 2012 for a two year tenure. He also served in senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi.


He has also served in [[Central Reserve Police Force]] as IG (Operations) in Srinagar and IG (Personnel) in Delhi. Sinha had earlier held important positions in CBI including the post of Joint Director and Deputy Inspector General. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive and important cases of national and international ramification.He was selected based on the procedure laid down by CVC Act 2003 and has a tenure of 2 years.He was selected by the [[Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet_(India)|Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]].
He has also served in [[Central Reserve Police Force]] as IG (Operations) in Srinagar and IG (Personnel) in Delhi. Sinha had earlier held important positions in CBI including the post of Joint Director and Deputy Inspector General. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive and important cases of national and international ramification.He was selected based on the procedure laid down by CVC Act 2003 and has a tenure of two years.He was selected by the [[Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet_(India)|Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]].


Ranjit has to co-ordinate between different anti corruption bureaus, Income Tax Department and the CVC in fighting corruption with the main responsibility of administering the CBI. When his appointment was announced, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] had questioned the manner in which the 1974 batch IPS officer was appointed to head the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Congress-led government.
Ranjit has to co-ordinate between different anti corruption bureaus, Income Tax Department and the CVC in fighting corruption with the main responsibility of administering the CBI. When his appointment was announced, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] had questioned the manner in which the 1974 batch IPS officer was appointed to head the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress-led]] government.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
He took on the naxalites as a superintendent of police in Ranchi, Madhubani and Saharsa districts in the early part of his career.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ranjit-sinha-gears-up-for-second-stint-in-cbi/20121130.htm | title=Ranjit Sinha gears up for second stint in CBI | work=Rediff | date=November 30, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref> He also worked against terrorism as the Inspector General (Operations) in the Kashmir Valley when the bus service between India and Pakistan was started in 2005<ref name=rediff/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4416625.stm | title=Reporters' log: Kashmir bus | work=[[BBC News]] | date=7 April, 2005 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>, and the additional director-general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Force.<ref name=ht>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ranjit-Sinha-to-take-over-ITBP-chief/Article1-740196.aspx | title=Ranjit Sinha to take over ITBP chief | work=[[The Hindustan Times]] | date=August 31, 2011 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref> He worked as the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] from from November 14, 2008 to May 19, 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-writes-to-railway-board-against-retired-rpf-officer-786089.html | title=CBI writes to Railway Board against retired RPF officer | work=[[First Post (India)]] | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>, where he raised commando units<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/19/stories/2009071954340500.htm | title=RPF to raise three commando battalions | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=Jul 19, 2009 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/security/rpf/Files/law/orders/STANDING%20ORDER%20NO%20107.pdf | title=Standing Order No. 107| work=Indian Railways | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56317 | title=Mamata Banerjee announces a new award to RPF personnel for serving with human face | work=PIB | date=21-December, 2009 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>, bomb disposal squads, quick reaction teams to protect railway stations from terror strikes after the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]<ref name="bs"/> After having served as the heads of the [[Railway Protection Force]] and the [[ITBP]], he was selected as the Director CBI in November 2012.<ref name=rediff/> He served in the CBI for 11 years before being appointed its Director.<ref name=ht/> He was earlier superseded by his junior for the post of the Director CBI, from whom he took over in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35366261_1_cbi-director-vigilance-commissioner-s-c-sinha | title=Ranjit Sinha ignored for top CBI post in 2010 | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=Nov 26, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>
He took on the naxalites as a superintendent of police in Ranchi, Madhubani and Saharsa districts in the early part of his career.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ranjit-sinha-gears-up-for-second-stint-in-cbi/20121130.htm | title=Ranjit Sinha gears up for second stint in CBI | work=Rediff | date=November 30, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref> He also worked against terrorism as the Inspector General (Operations) in the Kashmir Valley when the bus service between India and Pakistan was started in 2005<ref name=rediff/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4416625.stm | title=Reporters' log: Kashmir bus | work=[[BBC News]] | date=7 April, 2005 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>, and the additional director-general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Force.<ref name=ht>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ranjit-Sinha-to-take-over-ITBP-chief/Article1-740196.aspx | title=Ranjit Sinha to take over ITBP chief | work=[[The Hindustan Times]] | date=August 31, 2011 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref> He worked as the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] from from November 14, 2008 to May 19, 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-writes-to-railway-board-against-retired-rpf-officer-786089.html | title=CBI writes to Railway Board against retired RPF officer | work=[[First Post (India)]] | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>, where he raised commando units<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/19/stories/2009071954340500.htm | title=RPF to raise three commando battalions | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=Jul 19, 2009 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/security/rpf/Files/law/orders/STANDING%20ORDER%20NO%20107.pdf | title=Standing Order No. 107| work=Indian Railways | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56317 | title=Mamata Banerjee announces a new award to RPF personnel for serving with human face | work=PIB | date=21-December, 2009 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>, bomb disposal squads, quick reaction teams to protect railway stations from terror strikes after the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]<ref name="bs"/> After having served as the heads of the [[Railway Protection Force]] and the [[ITBP]], he was selected as the Director CBI in November 2012.<ref name=rediff/> He had earlier served in the CBI for 11 years before being appointed its Director.<ref name=ht/> He was earlier superseded by his junior for the post of the Director CBI, from whom he took over in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35366261_1_cbi-director-vigilance-commissioner-s-c-sinha | title=Ranjit Sinha ignored for top CBI post in 2010 | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=Nov 26, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>


==Appointment as CBI Chief==
==Appointment as CBI Chief==
The Prime Minister of India chose Ranjit Sinha as the CBI chief over Sharad Sinha, the Director, [[National Investigation Agency]] and Atul Gupta, Director General, [[Uttar Pradesh Police | Uttar Pradesh]] who were recommended by the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] as he was senior to the other two. However, the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] objected to his appointment.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-objects-to-sinha-being-new-cbi-chief/article4126469.ece | title=BJP objects to Sinha being new CBI chief | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | date=November 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/row-over-cbi-director-s-appointment-bjp-writes-to-prime-minister-296306 | title=Row over CBI director's appointment; BJP writes to Prime Minister | work=[[NDTV]] | date=November 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14 | author=Sanyal, Prasad}}</ref> The Director General of [[Delhi Police]], Neeraj Kumar, went to court against the appointment, but later withdrew his case.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-11-28/news/35409067_1_cbi-director-ranjit-sinha-ips-officer | title=Ram Jethmalani drags in Arun Jaitley into top cops CAT fight | work=[[Economic Times]] | date=Nov 28, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/india/35318536_1_cbi-inspector-s-c-sinha-uttar-pradesh-atul | title=ITBP DG Ranjit Sinha to be new CBI chief | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=Nov 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>
The Prime Minister of India chose Ranjit Sinha as the CBI chief over Sharad Sinha, the Director, [[National Investigation Agency]] and Atul Gupta, Director General, [[Uttar Pradesh Police | Uttar Pradesh]] who were recommended by the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] as he was senior to the other two. However, the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] objected to his appointment, protesting that the Government had not followed the collegium system that it had approved and that was part of the [[Jan Lokpal Bill|Lokpal Bill]] which was waiting to be passed by the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-objects-to-sinha-being-new-cbi-chief/article4126469.ece | title=BJP objects to Sinha being new CBI chief | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | date=November 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/row-over-cbi-director-s-appointment-bjp-writes-to-prime-minister-296306 | title=Row over CBI director's appointment; BJP writes to Prime Minister | work=[[NDTV]] | date=November 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14 | author=Sanyal, Prasad}}</ref> The Director General of [[Delhi Police]], Neeraj Kumar, who had brilliantly cracked important cases during his 9 years in the CBI, went to court against the appointment, but later withdrew his case.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-11-28/news/35409067_1_cbi-director-ranjit-sinha-ips-officer | title=Ram Jethmalani drags in Arun Jaitley into top cops CAT fight | work=[[Economic Times]] | date=Nov 28, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/india/35318536_1_cbi-inspector-s-c-sinha-uttar-pradesh-atul | title=ITBP DG Ranjit Sinha to be new CBI chief | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=Nov 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>


==The Fodder Scam case==
==The Fodder Scam case==
In 1996, as a DIG in the CBI under the Joint Director (East), UN Biswas, he was accused of scuttling the investigation to help protect the accused, [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in the [[Fodder Scam]] case. UN Biswas was the chief investigator into the case, whose progress was being monitored by the [[Patna High Court]], and was asked by the court to file a report on the case. The report submitted to the court before framing of charges was written by Ranjit Sinha, and the original report by Biswas was swapped with the one by Sinha by the Director CBI, Joginder Singh. When the court asked why the report did not carry detailed evidences of the original charges, Biswas admitted before the court that the report had been changed and that the original report was more damaging. After the court indicted the CBI, Sinha was removed from the case. Earlier, his father-in-law as the Director General Vigilance had scuttled initial investigations into the [[Fodder Scam]]. Sinha was then posted to the Bihar Bhawan in New Delhi against a specially created post by Lalu Yadav.<ref name=express/><ref name=deccan>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/294048/director-almost-exonerated-lalu.html | title=New director almost exonerated Lalu | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | work=Nov 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref name=guardian/><ref name="niti">{{cite web | url=http://www.niticentral.com/2013/04/27/a-cbi-directors-shady-past-71152.html | title=A CBI Director’s shady past | date=April 27, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14 | author=Dutta, Priyadarshi}}</ref><ref name="tehelka">{{cite web | url=http://tehelka.com/enough-fodder-on-sinhas-past/ | title=Enough fodder on Sinha’s past | work=[[Tehelka]] | date=November 30, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-director-ranjit-sinha-accidental-hero-or-insecure-careerist-743937.html | title=CBI director Ranjit Sinha: Accidental hero or insecure careerist? | work=[[First Post (India)]] | date=May 1, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/cbi-blasted-for-scuttling-fodder-scam-probe-196100501120_1.html | title=Cbi Blasted For Scuttling Fodder Scam Probe | work=[[Business Standard]] | date=October 5, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref name="Brahmachary2004">{{cite book|author=K.C. Brahmachary|title=We And Our Administration|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RfdtUUnVQLQC&pg=PA84|accessdate=14 May 2013|year=2004|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-916-4|page=84}}</ref>
In 1996, as a DIG in the CBI under the Joint Director (East), UN Biswas, he was accused of scuttling the investigation to help protect the accused, [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in the [[Fodder Scam]] case. UN Biswas was the chief investigator into the case, whose progress was being monitored by the [[Patna High Court]], and was asked by the court to file a report on the case. The original harsh report by Biswas was swapped with a toned down one authored by Sinha by the then Director CBI, Joginder Singh and submitted to the court. When the court asked why the submitted report did not carry details of the original charges, Biswas admitted before the court that the report had been changed by the CBI Director and that the original report was more damaging. The court indicted the CBI and ordered that Sinha be removed from the case. Later, Sinha, Biswas and other CBI officers apologized to the Privilege Committee Council of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, which decided to drop a privilege proceedings against them for lodging a complaint against them to the High Court. Earlier, his father-in-law as the Director General Vigilance had scuttled initial investigations into the [[Fodder Scam]]. Sinha was then posted to the Bihar Bhawan in New Delhi against a specially created post by Lalu Yadav.<ref name=express/><ref name=deccan>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/294048/director-almost-exonerated-lalu.html | title=New director almost exonerated Lalu | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | work=Nov 23, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref name=guardian/><ref name="niti">{{cite web | url=http://www.niticentral.com/2013/04/27/a-cbi-directors-shady-past-71152.html | title=A CBI Director’s shady past | date=April 27, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14 | author=Dutta, Priyadarshi}}</ref><ref name="tehelka">{{cite web | url=http://tehelka.com/enough-fodder-on-sinhas-past/ | title=Enough fodder on Sinha’s past | work=[[Tehelka]] | date=November 30, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-director-ranjit-sinha-accidental-hero-or-insecure-careerist-743937.html | title=CBI director Ranjit Sinha: Accidental hero or insecure careerist? | work=[[First Post (India)]] | date=May 1, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/cbi-blasted-for-scuttling-fodder-scam-probe-196100501120_1.html | title=Cbi Blasted For Scuttling Fodder Scam Probe | work=[[Business Standard]] | date=October 5, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref name="Brahmachary2004">{{cite book|author=K.C. Brahmachary|title=We And Our Administration|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RfdtUUnVQLQC&pg=PA84|accessdate=14 May 2013|year=2004|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-916-4|page=84}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cbi-chief-served-showcause-in-fodder-scam-197032901100_1.html | title=Cbi Chief Served Showcause In Fodder Scam | work=[[Business Standard]] | date=March 29, 1997 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-07-21/patna/27249098_1_fodder-scam-cbi-officer-laloo | title=Modi urges removal of 'tainted' police officers | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=Jul 21, 2001 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19970607/15850253.html | title=Privilege move against CBI in fodder scam dropped | work=[[Financial Express]] | date=June 7 1997 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>


After taking over as the CBI Director, he transferred out four crucial officers investigating the Fodder Scam, but the orders were later cancelled by the Supreme Court of India following complaints.<ref name=guardian/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-stays-transfer-of-scam-probe-officers/1110294/ | title=SC stays transfer of scam probe officers | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=May 02 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>
After taking over as the CBI Director, he transferred out four crucial officers investigating the Fodder Scam, but the orders were later cancelled by the Supreme Court of India following complaints.<ref name=guardian/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-stays-transfer-of-scam-probe-officers/1110294/ | title=SC stays transfer of scam probe officers | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=May 02 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>
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==Coalgate Draft Report Controversy==
==Coalgate Draft Report Controversy==
In April 2013, on the behest of the [[Supreme Court of India]], as the CBI director, he submitted an affidavit stating that the draft investigative report on the [[Indian coal allocation scam]] was vetted by [[Ashwani Kumar]] before it was submitted to the court.<ref name>{{cite news|title=Coal-Gate: Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by CBI Director|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shared-coal-status-report-with-law-minister-cbi-chief-tells-sc/1108326/|accessdate=26 (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shared-coal-status-report-with-law-minister-cbi-chief-tells-sc/1108326/%7Caccessdate=26) April 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=26 April 2013}}</ref> There was widespread outrage in India on this issue as it undermined the autonomy of the CBI. Observing this the Supreme Court scathingly criticized the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] government, for its meddling with the report, and the CBI, for behaving like a ''caged parrot that speaks in its master's voice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cbi-has-become-a-caged-parrot-with-many-masters-says-supreme-court/1/269912.html |title=CBI has become a caged parrot with many masters. What a sordid story, says Supreme Court : India, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date= |accessdate=2013-05-09}}</ref> Sinha has confirmed the comments of the Supreme Court as being correct.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/whatever-sc-says-is-correct-cbi-chief/article4698712.ece |title=Whatever SC says is correct: CBI chief |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-05-05 |accessdate=2013-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigation |title=Central Bureau of Investigation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |publisher=En.wikipedia.org |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-03/india/35569650_1_ranjit-sinha-cbi-director-senior-ips |title=Ranjit Sinha takes over as CBI director - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/india/35318536_1_cbi-inspector-s-c-sinha-uttar-pradesh-atul |title=ITBP DG Ranjit Sinha to be new CBI chief - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-11-23 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2012-12-03-1.php |title=Central Bureau Of Investigation |publisher=Cbi.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ranjit-sinha-s-statement-on-taking-over-as-the-new-cbi-director-300437 |title=Ranjit Sinha's statement on taking over as the new CBI Director |publisher=NDTV.com |date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/ranjit-sinha-senior-ips-officer-took-over-as-cbi-director-1354610290-1 |title=Ranjit Sinha, Senior IPS Officer Took Over As CBI Director |publisher=Jagranjosh.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>
In April 2013, on the behest of the [[Supreme Court of India]], as the CBI director, he submitted an affidavit stating that the draft investigative report on the [[Indian coal allocation scam]] was vetted by the [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Law minister]] [[Ashwani Kumar]] before it was submitted to the court.<ref name>{{cite news|title=Coal-Gate: Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by CBI Director|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shared-coal-status-report-with-law-minister-cbi-chief-tells-sc/1108326/|accessdate=26 (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shared-coal-status-report-with-law-minister-cbi-chief-tells-sc/1108326/%7Caccessdate=26) April 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=26 April 2013}}</ref> There was widespread outrage in India on this issue as it undermined the autonomy of the CBI. Observing this the Supreme Court scathingly criticized the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] government, for its meddling with the report, and the CBI, for behaving like a ''caged parrot that speaks in its master's voice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cbi-has-become-a-caged-parrot-with-many-masters-says-supreme-court/1/269912.html |title=CBI has become a caged parrot with many masters. What a sordid story, says Supreme Court : India, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date= |accessdate=2013-05-09}}</ref> Sinha has confirmed the comments of the Supreme Court as being correct.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/whatever-sc-says-is-correct-cbi-chief/article4698712.ece |title=Whatever SC says is correct: CBI chief |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-05-05 |accessdate=2013-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigation |title=Central Bureau of Investigation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |publisher=En.wikipedia.org |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-03/india/35569650_1_ranjit-sinha-cbi-director-senior-ips |title=Ranjit Sinha takes over as CBI director - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/india/35318536_1_cbi-inspector-s-c-sinha-uttar-pradesh-atul |title=ITBP DG Ranjit Sinha to be new CBI chief - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-11-23 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbi.nic.in/pressreleases/pr_2012-12-03-1.php |title=Central Bureau Of Investigation |publisher=Cbi.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ranjit-sinha-s-statement-on-taking-over-as-the-new-cbi-director-300437 |title=Ranjit Sinha's statement on taking over as the new CBI Director |publisher=NDTV.com |date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/ranjit-sinha-senior-ips-officer-took-over-as-cbi-director-1354610290-1 |title=Ranjit Sinha, Senior IPS Officer Took Over As CBI Director |publisher=Jagranjosh.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>

As a fallout, [[Ashwani Kumar]] was sacked as the Law minister. On May 6, 2013, the Supreme Court asked the government to bring a law before July 10, 2013 to ''insulate the CBI from external influence and intrusion''. Hurriedly, the government set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) under the [[Minister of Finance (India)|Finance minister]] [[P. Chidambaram]] to work on the details for implementing the court's order. Sinha appreciated the court's order and stated that he had become a ''catalyst of sorts'' in making CBI autonomous.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://english.samaylive.com/nation-news/676529824/cbi-chief-ranjit-sinha-welcomes-moves-to-free-agency-from-extern.html | title=CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha welcomes moves to free agency from external influence | date=Sahara Samay | agency=15 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Autonomy-must-come-with-a-rider-Ranjit-Sinha/Article1-1060660.aspx | title=Autonomy must come with a rider: Ranjit Sinha | work=[[The Hindustan Times]] | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>


==The Rail bribery case==
==The Rail bribery case==
In 2013, the CBI busted a cash-for-posts transaction in the Indian Railways that led to the resignation of [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578474810700867592.html | title=India Railway Minister Resigns | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=May 10, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-10}}</ref> However, it was also reported that Sinha had held a grudge against Mahesh Kumar, and ordered his phone to be tapped that led to the case being busted.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/buzzword/mahesh-kumar-complained-about-ranjit-sinha | title=Mahesh Kumar complained about Ranjit Sinha | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=11 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/article-2319572/Bansal-refuses-quit-despite-revelations-CBI-tracked-nephew-Singla-Kumar-month-phone-tap-investigation.html | title=Bansal refuses to quit despite revelations that CBI tracked nephew Singla and Kumar in three-month investigation | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=5 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/collateral-clean-up | title=Collateral Clean-Up | work=[[Open (Indian magazine)]] | date=May 18, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>
In 2013, the CBI busted a cash-for-posts transaction in the Indian Railways that led to the resignation of [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578474810700867592.html | title=India Railway Minister Resigns | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=May 10, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-10}}</ref> However, it was also reported that Sinha had held a grudge against Mahesh Kumar, and ordered his phone to be tapped that led to the case being busted.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/buzzword/mahesh-kumar-complained-about-ranjit-sinha | title=Mahesh Kumar complained about Ranjit Sinha | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=11 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/article-2319572/Bansal-refuses-quit-despite-revelations-CBI-tracked-nephew-Singla-Kumar-month-phone-tap-investigation.html | title=Bansal refuses to quit despite revelations that CBI tracked nephew Singla and Kumar in three-month investigation | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=5 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/collateral-clean-up | title=Collateral Clean-Up | work=[[Open (Indian magazine)]] | date=May 18, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> Later, Sinha said that there was no evidence linking the minister to the scam,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/rail-bribe-case-no-evidence-against-bansal-yet-says-cbi-chief-783451.html | title=Rail bribe case: No evidence against Bansal yet, says CBI chief | work=[[First Post (India]] | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/railway-bribery-case-cbi-director-claims-no-evidence-against-pawan-bansal/1/271210.html | title=No evidence against Pawan Bansal in Railway bribery case: CBI | work=[[Headlines Today]] | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> which was objected to by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-objects-to-cbi-chief-ranjit-sinhas-clean-chit-to-p-k-bansal/articleshow/20088146.cms | title=BJP objects to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's clean chit to P K Bansal | date=[[Economic Times]] | agency=16 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>

The railway police association accused Sinha of having a grudge against all railway officials who had complained against him to the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] regarding his corrupt ways when he was the Director General of the Railway Protection Force. This was however, refuted by the CBI.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-chief-Ranjit-Sinha-under-fire-for-acting-out-of-vendetta/articleshow/20075822.cms | title=CBI chief Ranjit Sinha under fire for 'acting out of vendetta' | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=May 16, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>


==Political links==
==Political links==
He is seen to be close to [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] supremo, who kept the post of the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] unfilled till Sinha was appointed to the post.<ref name=express/>
He is seen to be close to [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] supremo, who kept the post of the Director General of the [[Railway Protection Force]] unfilled for three months till Sinha was appointed to the post.<ref name=express/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:24, 16 May 2013

Ranjit Sinha
File:Ranjit Sinha.jpg
Born (1953-03-27) March 27, 1953 (age 71)[2]
Alma materPatna University[2]
Indian Institute of Public Administration[3]
Police career
Country India
DepartmentCentral Bureau of Investigation
Service years1974 - current
StatusDirector
AwardsIndian Police Medal of Meritorious Service
President Police Medal for Distinguished Service
DG's commendation discs in CRPF and ITBP Force.[1]

Ranjit Sinha (born 27 March 1953) is an IPS officer of the 1974 batch and the current Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.He was the Director General of Police of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Director General of the Railway Protection Force before joining as the CBI Director in December 2012 for a two year tenure. He also served in senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi.

He has also served in Central Reserve Police Force as IG (Operations) in Srinagar and IG (Personnel) in Delhi. Sinha had earlier held important positions in CBI including the post of Joint Director and Deputy Inspector General. He has been associated with the investigations of a number of sensitive and important cases of national and international ramification.He was selected based on the procedure laid down by CVC Act 2003 and has a tenure of two years.He was selected by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Ranjit has to co-ordinate between different anti corruption bureaus, Income Tax Department and the CVC in fighting corruption with the main responsibility of administering the CBI. When his appointment was announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party had questioned the manner in which the 1974 batch IPS officer was appointed to head the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Congress-led government.

Early life

Sinha was born in Jamshedpur and trained to be a geologist from the Patna University[2] but joined the Bihar cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS) when he was 21 years old.[4] He is married to Reena, daughter of an IPS officer, Gyanendra Narayan.[5][6] He is reported to love food.[7]

Career

He took on the naxalites as a superintendent of police in Ranchi, Madhubani and Saharsa districts in the early part of his career.[8] He also worked against terrorism as the Inspector General (Operations) in the Kashmir Valley when the bus service between India and Pakistan was started in 2005[8][9], and the additional director-general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Force.[10] He worked as the Director General of the Railway Protection Force from from November 14, 2008 to May 19, 2011[11], where he raised commando units[12][13][14], bomb disposal squads, quick reaction teams to protect railway stations from terror strikes after the 2008 Mumbai attacks[7] After having served as the heads of the Railway Protection Force and the ITBP, he was selected as the Director CBI in November 2012.[8] He had earlier served in the CBI for 11 years before being appointed its Director.[10] He was earlier superseded by his junior for the post of the Director CBI, from whom he took over in December 2012.[15]

Appointment as CBI Chief

The Prime Minister of India chose Ranjit Sinha as the CBI chief over Sharad Sinha, the Director, National Investigation Agency and Atul Gupta, Director General, Uttar Pradesh who were recommended by the Central Vigilance Commission as he was senior to the other two. However, the Bhartiya Janata Party objected to his appointment, protesting that the Government had not followed the collegium system that it had approved and that was part of the Lokpal Bill which was waiting to be passed by the Parliament.[16][17] The Director General of Delhi Police, Neeraj Kumar, who had brilliantly cracked important cases during his 9 years in the CBI, went to court against the appointment, but later withdrew his case.[18][19]

The Fodder Scam case

In 1996, as a DIG in the CBI under the Joint Director (East), UN Biswas, he was accused of scuttling the investigation to help protect the accused, Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Fodder Scam case. UN Biswas was the chief investigator into the case, whose progress was being monitored by the Patna High Court, and was asked by the court to file a report on the case. The original harsh report by Biswas was swapped with a toned down one authored by Sinha by the then Director CBI, Joginder Singh and submitted to the court. When the court asked why the submitted report did not carry details of the original charges, Biswas admitted before the court that the report had been changed by the CBI Director and that the original report was more damaging. The court indicted the CBI and ordered that Sinha be removed from the case. Later, Sinha, Biswas and other CBI officers apologized to the Privilege Committee Council of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, which decided to drop a privilege proceedings against them for lodging a complaint against them to the High Court. Earlier, his father-in-law as the Director General Vigilance had scuttled initial investigations into the Fodder Scam. Sinha was then posted to the Bihar Bhawan in New Delhi against a specially created post by Lalu Yadav.[4][5][6][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

After taking over as the CBI Director, he transferred out four crucial officers investigating the Fodder Scam, but the orders were later cancelled by the Supreme Court of India following complaints.[6][28]

Problems with Mamta Banerjee

As the head of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Sinha objected to Mamta Banerjee continuing to be provided protection by the RPF commandos, even after she quit as the Railway minister and became the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Banerjee did not take to these objections kindly and got Sinha replaced as the RPF head in May 2011. He was posted in September 2011 as the Director General of the ITBP.[8]

Coalgate Draft Report Controversy

In April 2013, on the behest of the Supreme Court of India, as the CBI director, he submitted an affidavit stating that the draft investigative report on the Indian coal allocation scam was vetted by the Law minister Ashwani Kumar before it was submitted to the court.[29] There was widespread outrage in India on this issue as it undermined the autonomy of the CBI. Observing this the Supreme Court scathingly criticized the UPA government, for its meddling with the report, and the CBI, for behaving like a caged parrot that speaks in its master's voice.[30] Sinha has confirmed the comments of the Supreme Court as being correct.[31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

As a fallout, Ashwani Kumar was sacked as the Law minister. On May 6, 2013, the Supreme Court asked the government to bring a law before July 10, 2013 to insulate the CBI from external influence and intrusion. Hurriedly, the government set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) under the Finance minister P. Chidambaram to work on the details for implementing the court's order. Sinha appreciated the court's order and stated that he had become a catalyst of sorts in making CBI autonomous.[38][39]

The Rail bribery case

In 2013, the CBI busted a cash-for-posts transaction in the Indian Railways that led to the resignation of Pawan Kumar Bansal.[40] However, it was also reported that Sinha had held a grudge against Mahesh Kumar, and ordered his phone to be tapped that led to the case being busted.[41][42][43] Later, Sinha said that there was no evidence linking the minister to the scam,[44][45] which was objected to by the BJP.[46]

The railway police association accused Sinha of having a grudge against all railway officials who had complained against him to the Central Vigilance Commission regarding his corrupt ways when he was the Director General of the Railway Protection Force. This was however, refuted by the CBI.[47]

He is seen to be close to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo, who kept the post of the Director General of the Railway Protection Force unfilled for three months till Sinha was appointed to the post.[4]

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