Tuesday 14 July 2015

Corruption in coal block allocation: Madhu Koda, 8 others to be put on trial

Madhu Koda reportedly took huge bribes for illegally allotting iron ore and coal mining contracts in Jharkhand when he was the chief minister of the state.



A special court today ordered that former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and six others be put on trial on charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating in connection with a coal block allocation scam case. 
 
The court has now fixed July 31 for formal framing of charges.
 
Madhu Koda reportedly took huge bribes for illegally allotting iron ore and coal mining contracts in Jharkhand when he was the chief minister of the state.
 
Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar ordered framing of charges against two public servants, Basant Kumar Bhattacharya and Bipin Bihari Singh, Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL), its director Vaibhav Tulsyan, Koda's aide Vijay Joshi and chartered accountant Navin Kumar Tulsyan, a report added. 

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