Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was in charge of the excise department when the transfer order of Sabale from Kolhapur to Nashik was signed. A source told dna that the vigilance department in Nashik is still waiting for Sabale to take charge.
For three years, a dead officer has been working in the excise department of Maharashtra government and drawing salaries. The person concerned is Sandeep Sabale, who used to work in Daulat cooperative sugar factory of Halkarni in Kolhapur. Sabale met with a road accident and subsequently passed away in July 2013. dna has a copy of his death certificate.
However, the government has no clue about the death of this officer. Sabale was transferred on July 3, 2016 ans was told to joint the state excise vigilance department immediately.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was in charge of the excise department when the transfer order of Sabale from Kolhapur to Nashik was signed. A source told dna that the vigilance department in Nashik is still waiting for Sabale to take charge.
The transfer order states: "We are also reliving the officer and he should take charge without any delay. The order has to be followed strictly. The superintendent of the Nashik should not also delay in giving the charge." The order has been issued by Tanuja Dandekar, additional commissioner (administration), state excise.
RTI activist Anil Galgali said: "Sabale died three years ago in a road accident. Now, after three years of his death, the chief minister has asked him to join the Nasik vigilance department. The CMO must have misguided the chief minister."
Meanwhile, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said that this is clear-cut case of a clueless government. "The transfer has happened with the sign of chief minister Fadnavis, so he is solely responsible for this goof-up. We really do not know how many such dead men are working and drawing salaries. This matter has to be investigated at a high level and the guilty should be strictly punished," Malik said.
When dna contacted Varsha Sabale, wife of the deceased, she was surprised that her husband was still 'working for the government'.
Interestingly, Varsha has applied for a government job in PT case. "My husband was working as a police sub-inspector at the Daulat cooperative sugar factory since 2006. He died in an accident at Kolhapur highway. After his death, I had applied for a clerical job three years ago. So far, I have not got any response," said Varsha Sabale.
"My husband was the sole earner in our family. After his death, the financial responsibility has come on my shoulders. My in-laws are senior citizens. Therefore, the government should give me employment," Varsha added.
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