The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested then Director (Technical) Operation ECL and then Inspector, CISF Seetalpur Unit, ECL in an on-going investigation of a case.
A chargesheet was earlier filed on 19.07.2022 before the Competent Court, Asansol, District–Paschim Vardhman (West Bengal) against 41 accused including then General Managers, then Chief Managers, then Security & other officials of ECL and private persons & private companies. Further investigation was continuing.
A case was registered on 27.11.2020 on the allegations that a private person, the public servants of ECL including security personnel and unknown officials including of CISF, Railway, other departments & unknown others entered into conspiracy during May, 2020 & onwards and in pursuance of the said conspiracy, they fraudulently misappropriated coal from the coal reserve of leasehold areas of ECL and also from the coal stock stacked in the Railway sidings for sale and supply. It was further alleged that the said accused had obtained undue advantage in the form of huge and regular cash amount as bribe from said private person and facilitated misappropriation of coal from ECL leasehold area & corresponding railway siding and thereby extended undue protection & patronage to the illegal coal syndicate being run by the said private person.
CBI had also conducted searches at various places including in the States of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar & Uttar Pradesh etc. at the premises of accused.
During further investigation, the role of arrested accused also came who had allegedly obtained undue advantage in the form of huge cash as bribe from co-accused (private person) & facilitated misappropriation of coal from ECL leasehold area and corresponding railway siding. It was also alleged that the accused extended undue protection and patronage to the illegal coal syndicate being run by other accused.
The arrested accused will be produced tomorrow before the Competent Court at Asansol (West Bengal).
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