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Gautam Goswami
Gautam Goswami (1966 – January 5, 2009) was an Indian ported that one year later, during the audits, it was dis-
civil servant, who faced allegations of corruption. He was covered that less than 1% of the money reached those
also a medical doctor and a gold medalist. affected. Goswami was eventually re-instated. His health
He passed his MBBS from the Institute of Medical had been an area of concern and he was being treated for
Sciences at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. pancreatic cancer. Goswami died on January 5, 2009.
Goswami was eulogized as a young hero for his su-
pervision of relief efforts after floods hit Bihar, India.[1]
Goswami the best IAS officer ever seen in the history of
References
India got, "the person of the year" award from Time mag- [1] Time Asia
azine in 2004. It is now alleged, however, that through- [2] The Indian Express
out, Goswami allegedly channelled government money [3] The reports
set aside for flood relief into a labyrinth of private ac- Persondata
counts.[2] The Indian Express first started reporting on Name Goswami, Gautam
possible misappropriations in 2004. These investigative
reports soon caused a backlash against the officer. Alternative names
The reports[3] meticulously detailed the suspected Short description
modus operandi. Goswami, it was said, was funnelling Date of birth 1966
funds to a private company named Baba Satya Sai Indus-
Place of birth
trial Corporation, and maintaining in the records books
that money was paid to BSSIC. BSSIC, incidentally was al- Date of death January 5, 2009
so the acronym of the state agency, Bihar Small Scale In- Place of death
dustries Corporation, that oversaw relief work. It is re-
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