Whistleblower wins Ramon Magsaysay

Chandigarh: Haryana's whistleblower IFS officer Sanjay Chaturvedi has been chosen for this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for his exemplary integrity and courage in public life. Chaturvedi was removed as chief vigilance officer at AIIMS in 2014 after he had detected irregularities at the medical institute. After coming to power, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had decided to depute him as his officer on special duty, though his request lies pending with the Centre. Chaturvedi faced 12 transfers between 2005-2010 apart from suspension, departmental chargesheets for major penalty, police and vigilance cases, spoiling of ACRs. As many as four times, the President had intervened to quash orders of suspension, departmental chargesheets and spoiling of his ACRs.