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Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has dismissed a graft ailment against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and termed the allegations arsenic "frivolous" and "vexatious".
In its 134-page order, the Lokpal said the complainant— ex-IPS serviceman Amitabh Thakur— has failed to marque retired immoderate lawsuit to transportation it to proceed against Mr. Dubey regarding the allegation of acquisition of disproportionate assets than the known sources of his income.
"The allegations made against RPS (Respondent Public Servant) are frivolous and vexatious, including complainant indulging successful whataboutery," said the bid issued connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) by a Lokpal bench, headed by its Chairperson Justice A.M. Khanwilkar.
Lucknow-based Mr. Thakur, who is besides the nationalist president of Azad Adhikar Sena party, had successful May past twelvemonth filed a ailment against Mr. Dubey alleging acquisition of disproportionate assets by him.
As the substance progressed, the complainant, who relied connected affidavits filed by Mr. Dubey during elections for the years 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024, kept connected improvising the allegations successful his complaint, the bid noted.
Mr. Thakur had successful his ailment claimed that portion the movable and immovable properties of Mr. Dubey person remained much oregon little changeless during the fixed period, "that of his woman Mrs Anamika Gautam person accrued by leaps and bounds".
Terming the ailment arsenic frivolous, Mr. Dubey successful its effect had denied each the allegations.
He said that his woman is simply a nonrecreational engaged successful the concern of providing consultancy services and has been filing her income taxation returns connected a regular basis.
Ahead of 1 of the hearings precocious past year, the complainant requested assistance of "appropriate monetary compensation" for him to be a proceeding claiming it was "reasonable petition being an informant and to assistance the Bench successful his combat against corruption".
Mr. Thakur said if it was not imaginable to supply monetary support, past the proceeding beryllium organised online to alteration the complainant to be it, which the Lokpal said "was not acceptable".
While deciding the case, the anti-corruption ombudsman said that the absorption of the complainant has mostly been connected important summation of worth of assets held by Mr. Dueby's wife.
"We find unit successful the basal taken by RPS (Mr. Dubey) that the summation successful the worth of assets of his woman is not attributable to acquisition of further assets but chiefly due to the fact that of escalation successful marketplace value...," the bid said.
The Lokpal agreed with Mr. Dubey's plea that the complainant is persecuting him by resorting to aggregate frivolous and vexatious proceedings earlier antithetic forums and that the ailment is politically motivated and replete with idiosyncratic vendetta.
"To sum up, we reason that the complainant has failed to marque retired immoderate case, to transportation america to proceed against the RPS regarding the allegation of acquisition of disproportionate assets than the known sources of his income," said the bid signed by 5 different Lokpal members.
The allegations made against RPS (Mr. Dubey, who is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha subordinate from Jharkhand Godda) are frivolous and vexatious, including complainant indulging successful whataboutery, it said.
The Lokpal besides discharged a amusement origin announcement issued to Mr. Thakur for making nationalist the contented of the complaint.
"We permission it to the contented of RPS to proceed against the complainant connected that account, including connected the substance successful contented successful the amusement origin announcement regarding making the contents of the ailment nationalist to the prejudice of the RPS and affecting the integrity of the processes pending the complaint, by mode of due action, if truthful advised. We accidental nary more," the bid said.
The ailment is accordingly, disposed of arsenic being devoid of merit, it said.
"The amusement origin announcement issued to the complainant besides stands discharged, with liberty to the RPS to prosecute his grievance against complainant astir breach of privateness oregon reputation, by mode of due proceedings, if truthful advised," the bid added.
Mr. Thakur is presently lodged successful Deoria District Jail, Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested connected December 10, past year, for allegedly abusing his presumption arsenic SP Deoria successful 1999 to fraudulently unafraid an concern crippled successful the sanction of his wife, utilizing fabricated documents.
