Killed 12 Years Back By Road Mafia, Satyendra Dubey's Murderers Remain At Large & There's No Sign Of Justice

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There's a rare breed of officers in India - the kind who are willing to serve the country at all costs. They take on the injustice everywhere they go, despite getting posted out repeatedly as a punishment for being tough with the local criminals. Many of these greats have been killed for what they believe in. Yet, their deaths have not deterred future generations of brave men and women.

1. Satyendra Dubey - 12 Years After He Was Killed, His Murderers Remain At Large

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Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer Satyendra Dubey was the Project Director in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Koderma, and fought corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral highway construction project. After he found that the firm contracted for the project (Larsen and Toubro) subcontracting the work to smaller low-technology groups, controlled by the local mafia, he was threatened several times. He was transferred to Gaya (Bihar) where he again exposed corruption in the form of large-scale flouting of NHAI rules regarding sub-contracting and quality control. For his aggressive stance on corruption, he was shot dead.

2. Saurabh Kumar

31-year-old Saurabh Kumar, who hailed from Bihar, was a senior Supervisor of Indian Railways, posted in Kharagpur, and oversaw the passing of railway tenders for scrap metal auctions. Even though the exact details about the issue are sketchy, it is alleged that the local mafia offered him a bribe to pass a tender. But when he refused and cancelled it, he was murdered.

Soon after his body was recovered in his allotted accommodation, local police declared that he had died of a snake bite. This, when there were serious burn marks on his face.

3. S Muthukumaraswamy

S Muthukumarasamy, 58, an engineer with the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department, killed himself by leaping in front of a train. SS Krishnamoorthy was sacked as Agriculture Minister earlier this month after allegations made by the Opposition that his office had made threatening phone calls to the engineer days before his suicide reportedly to demand that he hire candidates shortlisted by them, rather than on merit. The suicide is being investigated by the CB-CID. The opposition, which is demanding a CBI probe in Muthukumarasamy's death, says that the calls also reveal that he had clashed with the minister's office which allegedly was demanding bribes in return for jobs within the Agriculture Department.

4. DK Ravi

DK Ravi was found hanging by the fan in the bedroom of his private apartment in Tavarekere in South Bengaluru on Monday. While it appears to be a suicide, Ravi was known for taking on the the local sand mafia of Karnataka, and there are rumors of his death being linked to his aggressive stance on the mafia's most powerful men. The 36-year-old D K Ravikumar was the Additional Commissioner on deputation with the Commercial Tax department.

5. Pandillappalli Srinivas

Srinivas bravely fought against the smuggling of elephant tusks and sandalwood, and took on the dreaded Indian bandit Veerappan. Srinivas was posthumously awarded Kirti Chakra, the highest civilian award for gallantry. The day of his death, 10 November, is observed as Forest Martyrs Day by the The Forest Department. Veerappan staged a surrender to Srinivas, and on meeting the IFS officer, beheaded him.

6. Narendra Kumar

Narendra Kumar was killed in his war on illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh. While on duty - he was run over by a tractor loaded with illegally mined stone which he was trying to stop. His father, Keshav Dev, has stated that Kumar was killed in a conspiracy hatched by the mafia. "He did not receive cooperation of the local police. He stopped vehicles carrying stones to check them. Is this the work of the IPS officer, or the work of a thana-level policeman?" his father said.

7. Shanmugam Manjunath

Shanmugam Manjunath, an Indian Oil Corporation manager, was killed for sealing a petrol station in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP that were selling adulterated fuel for months. A month after the station resumed operation, Manjunath conducted a surprise raid on the station and was shot dead that same night.

Here are some other great men and women who, despite braving attacks and pressure, have stood strong in the line of fire.

Rashmi Mahesh

Rashmi Mahesh, Director General of Administrative Training Institute (ATI) an IAS officer, was allegedly assaulted by the institute's former contract employees for probing at Rs.100-crore scam at ATI. She is known for her strict and vigilant outlook, and for this, was punished with 22 transfers in 18 years. Milestones in her career include cracking down on question paper leaks in Karnataka school examinations, the culture of bribery for MBBS seats in Karnataka.

Ajit Doval

The former Indian intelligence and law enforcement officer is today India's current National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is the first cop to receive India's second highest peacetime gallantry award, the Kirti Chakra in 1988. His career as intelligence officer is the stuff of legend. He managed to convert six of Mizo insurgent leader Pu Laldenga's seven military commanders into Indian Intelligence Bureau assets during the the Mizo National Front (MNF) insurgency. He also served undercover with the Mizo National Army in the Arakan in Burma and inside Chinese territory, and also helmed the the rescue of Romanian diplomat Liviu Radu. He also spent years undercover in Pakistan, gaining strategic insight. More recently, he flew to Iraq and engaged with the local government to rescue 46 Indian nurses trapped in an Iraqi hospital after an ISIS attack on the region.

U. Sagayam

His office door bears a sign reading "Reject bribes, hold your head high" in Tamil (Lanjam thavirtthu, nenjam nimirtthu). Sagayam was responsible for changing the state government after he fought vote-buying in the 2011 Madurai district elections. A year later, his investigation of illegal granite-mining led to charges against a number of politicians and businesses. Last year, he was appointed by The Madras High Court on Thursday as Special Officer to probe all granite mining contracts and licences in Tamil Nadu. The former Collector of Madurai is famous in the region for his honesty and sincerity. And everyone knows that these qualities get you transferred - he got transferred 19 times in 20 years! He was the first IAS Officer in Tamil Nadu to make his assets public - he only had a house worth Rs.9 lakh and a Rs.7172 bank balance! Once, he didn't even have the 5,000 Rupees needed to admit his daughter to a private hospital. This was when he was deputy commissioner (excise) in Coimbatore, and could have earned Rs. 10,000 per liquor license for the 650 liquor licences pending. While serving one of his many transfers in Kanchipuram, he took on the Pepsi Co. after dirt was found floating in the beverage bottles, and sealed the bottling plant.

Shivdeep Lande

Patna is infamous for eve teasing and crime, but there's one man who isn't going to be complacent about it. Patna S.P. Shivdeep Lande has been directly responsible for bringing down crime, and is today famous in the city. He is known among Patna college girls. who used to be harassed regularly until he began responding to their individual complaints. He also managed to crack down on the illegal cosmetics and medicine mafia by seizing licenses, and confiscating spurious and contraband drugs. He also managed to kill the flourishing business of illegal wine shops in the city. He also cracked down on traffic rule violations with a vengeance. He was so loved, that upon his transfer, the city took out a candle light street march.