LUCKNOW - 28 Jan 2010
Shri Satish Shetty, 38 years old, who fearlessly used RTI Act to expose various scams in Pune district, was fatally attacked at village Talegaon was killed by swords by unidentified masked attackers.
Shetty had exposed several major land scams in the Talegaon-Lonavala region, involving wrongful gains in thousands of crores; apart from several other frauds, illegal constructions & black marketeering in kerosene. Earlier, he had also exposed certain corrupt land deals in & around the Mumbai-Pune expressway.
Shetty had dedicated his life to helping people selflessly, to public causes & to improving governance by using RTI, filing criminal complaints & petitioning courts. Shetty was a genuine social worker & an iconic anti-corruption crusader, hence the nation owes itself justice delivery on a war footing
We asks for the following actions from central Government:
1) Identification of accused on a war-footing & their arrest.
2) Proper collection of evidence & witness protection.
3) Adequate police custody and unbiased investigation.
4) Timely submission of charge-sheet. No police delay.
5) Timely trial & conviction. No judicial delay.
6) Exemplary punishment to anyone who tries to protect the accused.
The RTI exists to ensure transparency in a democratic system of governance. If those who use it do not get protection, it defeats the system, so we ask for special attention by our government for those who are fighting for the social justice and corrupt practices in the system. Our next step will be peaceful protest & signature campaigning for justice to the family Mr. Shetty in various cities of India
Movement is Supported by- IRDS , NNFI, iCONGO, YDF, PROJECT VIJAY and many more individual social activists like Mrs. Nutan Thakur, Mahendra, Mrs. Urvashi Sharma, Akhilesh Saxena, Abhishek, Dr. Siddharth, Salim Beg, Yogesh, Saurabh, Rahul etc.
