Salvos fired against Kempaiah over his caste certificate

Times of India‎‎‎‎‎‎: Mysuru: Sunday, May 08, 2016.

The issuance of a fake caste certificate to Kempaiah, adviser to home minister G Parameshwara, was raked up once again with Mysuru Congress ST wing leader SH Subhash on Friday demanding the government sack Kempaiah and initiate legal action against him.

This comes after Kempaiah was summoned for questioning by the income-tax department early this week. Subhash threatened to launch an indefinite protest if the government doesn't act against the former IPS officer. He circulated copies of the findings of committees that probed into the allegations.

It's not the first time the issue is being raised with regard to alleged cheating by him over the past 27 years. First, the government of India, following a complaint, had sought a state government's inquiry report in 1990. Despite the Civil Rights Enforcement Cell (CREC), Bengaluru authorities indicting Kempaiah for submitting a false caste certificate just to get into Civil Service (IPS) under the quota reserved for Scheduled Tribes, no action was initiated against him.

The CRCE was then headed by C Dinakar, IGP.

The issue was taken up again in March 2009 following an RTI query. The findings of the Dinakar committee report were submitted along with the query. ADGP of Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, Bengaluru, stated that the inquiry by Dinakar was true and material facts had not changed since 1990 after a probe. The officer submitted the finding report to principal secretary, social welfare department. Again, the government didn't take any action against the officer though he was found guilty by the probe y committees, Subhash said.

The Dinakar committee mentioned in its report that the real caste of Kempaiah is Kuruba/Halumath (backward caste); the claim of Kempaiah that he belongs to Kadu Kuruba case is not valid and caste certificate of Kemapaiah is invalid. Kempaiah produced a false caste certificate and got selected to Indian Police Service in quota reserved for ST in its report. The committee has also mentioned that Kempaiah had committed offences punishable under sections of 196, 198 and 420 of IPC.

Kempaiah applied for retirement under voluntary retirement scheme in 2009, two years prior to his retirement on superannuation. Subhash claimed he had urged the government not to accept his resignation till a case pending against Kempaiah in Lokayukta is resolved and action taken against him.

Under provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, the government can ask him to pay back the facilities he enjoyed in service for obtaining job through fake cerficate and thus deprived a genuine ST candidate of opportunity to get appointed to IPS.