Jharkhand ex-CM Madhu Koda, others found guilty in coal scam case


By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 13 2017 10:35 am Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda Related News Coal scam: SC seeks status report on probe into charges against CBI ex-chief Ranjit SinhaCoal scam: ED to file prosecution complaint against Jindal Steel and PowerSupreme Court asks CBI ED to expedite probe in coal allocation scam casesA special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday held former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda former Coal Secretary H C Gupta former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and one other as guilty in the coal scam case. The sentencing in the case willl take place tomorrow. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar had earlier directed all the accused to remain present before court on the date of judgment in the case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Rajhara North coal block in Jharkhand to Kolkata-based Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL). Besides Koda Gupta and the firm the other accused in the case included A K Basu two public servants Basant Kumar Bhattacharya and Bipin Bihari Singh VISUL s Director Vaibhav Tulsyan Koda s alleged close aide Vijay Joshi and chartered accountant Navin Kumar Tulsyan. The court had earlier granted bail to eight accused persons after they had appeared before it in pursuance to the summons issued against them. They were summoned as accused after the court took cognizance of alleged offences under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servants) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI during the arguments alleged that the firm had applied for allocation of Rajhara North coal block on January 8 2007. It said although the Jharkhand government and Steel Ministry did not recommend VISUL s case for coal block allocation the 36th Screening Committee recommended the block to the accused firm. The investigating agency also said that Gupta who was chairman of the screening committee had allegedly concealed facts from then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who then headed the Coal Ministry too that Jharkhand had not recommended VISUL for allocation of a coal block. Koda Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation the CBI added. The accused have refuted the allegations levelled against them. With PTI inputs For all the latest India News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related News Coal scam case: Naveen Jindal others granted bail by special court Coal scam: Court directs CBI to respond to Prakash Javadekar s plea Tags: Coal Scam New Delhi: A special court will pronounce its verdict in a coal scam case today against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and six others. The case is related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Rajhara North coal block in Jharkhand to Kolkata-based Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL).During arguments the CBI had alleged that the firm had applied for allocation of Rajhara North coal block on January 8 2007.It said although the Jharkhand government and Steel Ministry did not recommend VISUL s case for coal block allocation the 36th Screening Committee recommended the block to the accused firm.HC Gupta 69 was Coal Secretary for two years under the Congress-led UPA government before he retired in 2008. As the man who chaired a screening committee that cleared at least 40 cases of coal mining rights he is accused of playing a leading role in the massive swindle dubbed the coal scam. The former top bureaucrat was accused of not following a transparent auctioning system and causing losses running into crores to the taxpayer. He was booked in as many as eight cases.The CBI said that Mr Koda Mr Basu and two accused public servants conspired to favour VISUL in the coal block allocation. The accused have denied the allegations.In May this year Mr Gupta was convicted along with two other former bureaucrats in a case related to the allocation of a coal mining block in Madhya Pradesh to a private company. It was the first coal scam case in which senior government officials were held guilty.With inputs from PTI

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