Abhijat Srivastava@abhijatindia
I have received yet another complaint against the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Patna Zone @cusprevpatna , regarding his alleged involvement in the smuggling of Erica nuts (monthly 50 lakhs). This further reinforces the repeated complaints—both by the Associations and by individuals—about how the Customs Department has become a safe haven for certain IRS officers to thrive in corruption and amass huge amounts of illegal money through smuggling activities, particularly Erica/betel nuts and, more recently, gold smuggling at Lucknow Airport. It also includes the alleged auctioning of Nepal-border postings by the Chief Commissioner himself, where high-revenue postings are arbitrarily labeled as “Most Sensitive” without any legal basis.
This smuggling activity is termed as “taking line” in common saying in customs department.
All associations have opposed this kind of illegal classification and the institutionalized sanctioning of corruption in Customs. However, no action has been taken, as these officers continue to receive protection through a powerful network of IRS officers. They have a vested interest in maintaining a steady stream of illegal monthly income within Customs.
The root of the problem lies in the fact that @dgovcbic functions more to shield IRS officers than to ensure accountability. The IRS forms a tightly knit group within @cbic_india , occupying all supervisory posts and effectively blocking the upward mobility of honest subordinates. Through this network, they maintain their grip on the department, enabling corruption to flourish and departmental resources to be looted with impunity. Despite thousands of complaints to the @FinMinIndia , no reforms have been initiated. Citizens and taxpayers are left at the mercy of a corrupt system where honest officers cannot survive. I lost my job in the hands of a notorious corrupt IRS officer on the grounds of writing such complaints to ministry. This shows how their gang has stronghold in ministry itself.
It is imperative to investigate the content of the attached complaint and auctioning of the so-called “Most Sensitive” posts. For instance, despite repeated complaints against a former Additional Commissioner in Lucknow Customs Preventive @cusprevlucknow —allegedly involved in organized gold smuggling at the airport—and a clear DGHRD directive to relieve him by April 30, 2025, he was not relieved by the Chief Commissioner @cusprevpatna . Instead, he remained in place until he processed the file related to “Most Sensitive” transfer postings. He was finally relieved on a Friday, and the Chief Commissioner signed the order on the following Tuesday, May 20. The role of the Chief Commissioner must be investigated in this regard.
This policy of sanctioning corruption in Customs must be withdrawn and replaced with a transfer/posting framework aligned strictly with the guidelines of DoPT, CVC, and DGHRD, as repeatedly demanded by the Association. The multi-crore transfer-posting industry must be dismantled in the interest of national security and institutional integrity.
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