Coal scam: CBI files chargesheet against Madhu Koda, seven others

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others have been chargesheeted by the CBI in a coal block allocation scam case.

The chargesheet was filed before Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who fixed it for consideration on December 22.

Besides Koda and Basu, former coal secretary H C Gupta and two public servants Basant Kumar Bhatacharya and Bipin Bihari Singh have also been chargesheeted as accused.

All of the accused are chargesheeted for the offences criminal conspiracy, cheating under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case pertains to allocation of coal blocks to ViniIron and Steel Udyog Ltd. in Jharkhand's Rajhara town in which its directors and unknown public servants of the Ministry of Coal, Government of Jharkhand and others were made accused in the FIR lodged by the CBI in September 2012. Coal scam: CBI files chargesheet against Madhu Koda, seven others.

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others have been charge sheeted by the CBI in a coal block allocation scam case. The charge sheet was filed before Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who fixed it for consideration on 22nd of this month.

Besides, Koda and Basu, former coal secretary H C Gupta and two public servants Basant Kumar Bhatacharya and Bipin Bihari Singh have also been chargesheeted as accused. All the accused are chargesheeted for the offences criminal conspiracy, cheating under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case pertains to allocation of coal blocks to ViniIron and Steel Udyog Ltd. in Jharkhand's Rajhara town in which its directors and unknown public servants of the Ministry of Coal, Government of Jharkhand and others were made accused in the FIR lodged by the CBI in September 2012.