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A Presentation
On
Whistleblowers
School of Management Studies
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
Presented by
Ayush Vaish
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Table of Content
Introduction
Whistle blower Manjunath
Case of Manjunath
Manjunath Shanmugan Trust
Outcome of Forming the Trust
Key Initiative Trust
Conclusion
References
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Introduction
Who is a Whistleblower ?
A whistleblower is a person who exposes
misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activityoccurring in an organization.
The alleged misconduct may be classified in many
ways such as a violation of a law, rule, regulationand/or a direct threat to public interest, such asfraud, health and safety violations, andcorruption.
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Whistle blower Shanmugam
Manjunath
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Whistle blower Shanmugam
Manjunath
Manjunath native place was Karnataka.
He did his Computer Science Engineering
degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College ofEngineering, Mysore, and an MBA from theIndian Institute of Management Lucknow.
He was a marketing manger(grade A officer)for the Indian Oil Corporation .
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Case of Manjunath
While working for the Indian Oil Corporation
in Lucknow, he had ordered two petrol pumps
at Lakhimpur Kheri sealed for selling
adulterated fuel for three months.
When the pump started operating again a
month later, Manjunath decided to conduct a
surprise raid around 19thNovember 2005.
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Case of Manjunath
He was shot dead in gola Gokarannath town of
Lakhimpur Kheri. His body, riddled with at least
six bullets and his body was found in the car.
The car was being driven by two employees of
the petrol pump. Both were arrested and the
main accused, pump-owner Pawan Kumar Mittal,was held on 23rdNovember along with seven
others.
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Case of Manjunath
Indian Oil Corporation paid Rs 26 lakhs ascompensation to the family.
Following the Murder, there was immense
media spotlight on the case Manjunathsandhis batchmates from IIM Lucknow kept thecase alive.
A trust was formed The ManjunathShanmugam Trust registered on 23rdFebruary 2006.
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The Manjunath Shangmugam Trust
The immediate objective of the trust was fightingthe case to get justice for Manjunath.
The Broader agenda is improving governance inIndian Public life.
Fortunately, the Trust took up the case. The trust
lawyer MR. IB Singh, the Public Prosecutor SriChandramohan Singh, Trustees, volunteers andsupporters worked hard to get justice.
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Outcome of forming the Trust
On 24thMarch 2007, nearly sixteen months
after the murder, all eight accused were found
guilty.
Petrol Pump owner Pawan Kumar Mittal , the
main accused, was sentenced to death by the
Session Court, while other seven accused
were given life imprisonment.
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Key Initiative of the Trust
The Trust runs Indias first National Right To
Information Act Helpline. The (8 am- 8 pm) multi,language Helpline, serviced by professionally
trained call centre agents, guides citizens throughthe features of this powerful tool againstcorruption.
The Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award, tohonour those who have reported and workedagainst corruption.
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Conclusion
Why not we as a citizen should form a governing
body as the Manjunath Trust and provide the
protection top the Whistleblowers.
A public should also pressurize Government ofIndia to pass the Whistleblower bill awaited since
2005.
The employees of all the organization should alsodemand to introduce Whistleblower Policy in the
OrganisationsRule and Regulations.
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References
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/Manjunat
h_case_Final_hearing_in_July/articleshow/2058628.cms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Shanmughan_Manjun
ath
http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/manjunath-murder-
death-penalty-commuted-to-life-term_586567.html
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