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[[File:Shanmughan Manjunath.jpg|thumb|right|Shanmugam Manjunath]]
'''Shanmugam Manjunath''' (23 February 1978 – 19 November 2005) was a sales officer (grade A officer) for the [[Indian Oil Corporation]] who was murdered for sealing a corrupt [[petrol station]] in [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], Uttar Pradesh. This incident inspired several students at [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIM]], [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]] and other institutes culminating with the IIM students setting up "The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust".

==Education==
Manjunath did his initial schooling from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], BEML Nagar, [[Kolar Gold Fields]], Karnataka. He finished his 10th in 1993 and 12th std in science stream in 1995 from the same school. Later on he did his Computer Science Engineering degree from [[Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering]], [[Mysore]], and an [[MBA]] from [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]].

==Opposition to corruption and murder==
While working for the Indian Oil Corporation in [[Lucknow]], he ordered two petrol pumps at [[Lakhimpur Kheri]] sealed for selling [[adulterant|adulterated]] fuel for three months. When the pump started operating again a month later, Manjunath decided to conduct a surprise raid around 19 November 2005.

Having not heard from his son for three days, at around 9 that night, his father, M Shanmughan, sent an [[Short message service|SMS]]: "How are you?". There was no reply because that night, during his inspection, Manjunath had been shot dead in the town of [[Gola Gokarannath]] in Lakhimpur Kheri. His body, riddled with at least six bullets, was found in the backseat of his own car, which was being driven by two employees of the petrol pump. Both were arrested and the main accused, pump-owner Pawan Kumar ('Monu') Mittal, was held on 23 November along with seven others.

Indian Oil Corporation paid {{INRConvert|26|l}} compensation to the family.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

==Murder trial==
Manjunath's death came close on the heels of the assassination of [[Satyendra Dubey]] (27 November 1973 – 27 November 2003), suspected to have been murdered for similar reasons (fighting corruption). Following the murder, there was immense media spotlight on the case. S. Manjunath's batchmates from IIM Lucknow (where he was affectionately called ''machan'') also kept the story alive.

===Sessions court===
The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust took up the case with determination. The Trust lawyer Mr. IB Singh, the Public Prosecutor Sri Chandramohan Singh, Sri Kaushal Kishor and Sri Shailendra Singh Gaur, trustees, volunteers and supporters worked hard to ensure quick justice. On 24 March 2007, nearly sixteen months after the murder, all eight accused were found guilty by the Lakhimpur Kheri [[Sessions Court]]. The main accused, Monu Mittal and 7 accomplices were convicted of murder by Sessions judge, [[Lakhimpur Kheri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/Manjunath_case_Final_hearing_in_July/articleshow/2058628.cms|title=Manjunath case: Final hearing in July|work=The Times of India|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>

Petrol pump owner Pawan Kumar Mittal, the main accused in the sensational murder, was sentenced to death by the [[Sessions Court]], while the other seven accused were given life imprisonment on 26 March 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/26manju.htm|title=Manjunath murder: Main accused gets death|date=26 March 2007|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>

===High court===
The convicts challenged the [[Sessions Court]]'s verdict in [[Allahabad High Court]]. On 12 December 2009, [[Allahabad High Court]] commuted death sentence of prime convict Pawan Kumar Mittal to life imprisonment. The high court upheld the life sentence of five others but acquitted two other accused – Harish Misra and Sanjay Awasthi.<ref name="Manjunath case: court commutes death sentence">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/12/stories/2009121260861100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216145424/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/12/stories/2009121260861100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 December 2009 | title=Manjunath case: court commutes death sentence | date=12 December 2009 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Manjunath murder: Death penalty commuted to life-term">{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/manjunath-murder-death-penalty-commuted-to-life-term_586567.html | title=Manjunath murder: Death penalty commuted to life-term | work=Zee News | date=12 December 2009 | accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref>

===Supreme court===
The convicts appealed in 2011. The matter has come up for hearing, with the first hearing starting on 19 November 2014. This was the ninth anniversary of Manjunath's death. On 11 March 2015, the Supreme Court dismissed all the convicts' appeals, holding that the prosecution had proved the chain of events, needed for a case of circumstantial evidence. They will continue serving their life sentences.

==Manjunath Shanmugam Trust==
A pan IIM initiative, "The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust" was registered on 23 February 2006, Manjunath's birth anniversary. With immediate objectives of fighting the case, they have a broader agenda of improving governance in Indian public life.

==Awards==

===Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award===
The ''Manjunath Shanmugam'' Integrity Award carries a citation and a Rs. One Lakh Cash Award; to honour those who have reported and worked to rectify [[systemic corruption]]. The first Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award was awarded on 24 March 2007 to Prof. R.P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor Lucknow University for his extraordinary courage in taking on criminals and politicians to clean up Lucknow University and implement the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. The award was presented in a public function by chairman and Chief Mentor of [[Infosys]] Mr. [[NR Narayana Murthy]].

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti president [[Akhil Gogoi]] received the prestigious 2nd Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award from the Magsaysay awardee [[Kiran Bedi]] at a function held on 28 March 2008 at the IIT Delhi Seminar Hall. Mr Gogoi who hails from upper Assam's Golaghat district has been awarded for his fight against corruption. One of the finalists, IAS officer Sri M.N. Vijayakumar, was not allowed to attend the function by his senior, Sudhakar Rao (Husband of former foreign secretary of India [[Nirupama Rao]]). This was widely criticised by his wife Jayashree JN and was also brought to the notice of the President of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fightcorruption.wikidot.com/president-apr-3|title=My Letter to President of India Sent on 3/4/08 - Fight Corruption Now|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>

Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irdsindia.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217172507/http://irdsindia.com/ |archivedate=17 December 2014}}</ref> has also been awarding the S Manjunath award for Management for its contributions to the cause of fighting corruption in corporate management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/feb/feb150.php|title=Indian Television Dot Com - Two mediapersons among IRDS awardees|author=Anil Wanvari|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>

===Demands of Padma Shri Award for Manjunath===
Non-governmental organisations from [[Lucknow]], Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS) and [[National RTI Forum]] are pursuing the demand of awarding one of the [[Padma Shri]] Awards by the [[Government of India]] to both Manjunath Shanmugam and [[Satyendra Dubey]], the IIT Kanpur graduate who was murdered in similar circumstances while working for the [[National Highway Authority of India]]. They have already submitted a petition to the President and started an online campaign on social networking sites and an online petition, where more than thousand people already joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-5th-death-anniversary-iiml-forum-to-press-for-padma-award-for-manjunath/713300/|title=On 5th death anniversary, IIM-L forum to press for Padma award for Manjunath|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://irdsindia.com/Padma%20Awards.htm Support needed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819014510/http://irdsindia.com/Padma%20Awards.htm |date=19 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalrtiforum.org/|title=親バレしない学生ローン消費者金融|accessdate=15 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713103835/http://nationalrtiforum.org/|archivedate=13 July 2015}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
A biopic on Manjunath, titled ''[[Manjunath (Film)|Manjunath]]'', directed by Sandeep Varma, was released on 9 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Review: Manjunath is a true story of a braveheart who dared to say No|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/movie-review-manjunath-is-a-true-story-of-a-braveheart-who-dared-to-say-no/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> Portions of the film were shot in his almamater IIM, Lucknow campus.<ref>{{cite web | title = Manjunath biopic: 'A story worth telling' |work= Business Standard| url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/manjunath-biopic-a-story-worth-telling-114032200244_1.html|date=22 March 2014 |accessdate = 2014-03-24 | agency = Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref> Ahead of the release, the trailer of the film was shown at the alumni meet on the IIM-L campus in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = Took personal loans to make Manjunath: Director | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Took-personal-loans-to-make-Manjunath-Director/articleshow/27896421.cms |date=25 December 2013| accessdate = 2014-03-24 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> The movie had a special screening on 10 May 2014 for IIM alumni in Singapore as part of the [[IIMPact 2014]] launch event (http://www.iimpactglobal.org<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/iim-alumnus-manjunath-movie-released/1/206035.html|title=Movie on whistleblower Manjunath's sacrifice released|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>).

Famous Indian musician [[Rabbi Shergill]] has dedicated one stanza in his song titled 'Bilqis (Jinhe Naaz Hai)' from album [[Avengi Ja Nahin]] to Shanmughan Manjunath. This song is a dedication to all those who died in vain or while supporting some cause (anti-corruption).

On 19 November 2015, three students of [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow|IIM Lucknow]] attempted [[Limca Book of Records]] by creating India's largest [[Rubik's Cube]] mosaic in honour of Manjunath Shanmugam, alumnus of IIM Lucknow.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Bid-to-break-Rubik-mosaic-record-on-Manjunath-anniv/articleshow/49795479.cms|title=Bid to break Rubik mosaic record on Manjunath anniv - Times of India|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://khabar.ndtv.com/news/blogs/youth-prove-that-manjunath-is-still-alive-1246075|title=मंजूनाथ आज भी ज़िंदा हैं|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> Three students of [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow|IIM Lucknow]], Manish Meshram, Panchu Ghorui and Tanuj Lodhi initiated the idea on [[Manjunath Shanmugam|Manjunath]]'s 10th death anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iiml.org/manjunath/contact-us.html|title=Contact Us|website=Manjunath: A Symbol of Integrity|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Cube-by-cube-effort-leaves-Manjunaths-legacy-alive/articleshow/49851770.cms|title=Cube by cube effort leaves Manjunath's legacy alive - Times of India|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> They used 23,278 Rubik's cubes to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJNrPFLgB5g build the mosaic] representing [[Manjunath Shanmugam|Manjunath's]] birthday (23 February 1978).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/They-broke-down-Manjunaths-photo-to-build-it-again-in-3D/articleshow/49865658.cms|title=They broke down Manjunath's photo to build it again, in 3D - Times of India|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> Over 150 students volunteered for the record attempt. The mosaic was kept for display for three days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iiml.org/manjunath/schedule-operations.html|title=Schedule & Operations|website=Manjunath: A Symbol of Integrity|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> The record attempt allowed students to spread the idea of honesty and integrity across the boundaries and inspire young minds.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iiml.org/manjunath/blog.html|title=The Event|last=Builder|first=Doodlekit Free Website|website=Manjunath: A Symbol of Integrity|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow|IIM Lucknow]]'s band 3.4 presented [https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_620180869&feature=iv&src_vid=fJNrPFLgB5g&v=k0T392oLkvc inspirational song] dedicated to [[Manjunath Shanmugam|Manjunath]], The event was supported by IIM Lucknow's alumni community.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[Satyendra Dubey]]: Assassinated in Nov 2003 for whistle-blowing on the criminal nexus in highway construction in [[Bihar]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.manjunathshanmugamtrust.org Manjunath Shanmugam Trust homepage]

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