New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday searched the premises of former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik and 29 other locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) owing to the Kiru Hydro Electric Project corruption case.
CBI started its search operation in the early morning with around 100 officers mobilised to swoop down at 30 locations in multiple cities for alleged corruption in awarding civil works for the Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) worth Rs 2,200 crore.
Confirming the raids, Malik took to his X handle to post the same. It read, "I have been ill for the last 3-4 days and am admitted to the hospital. Despite this, my house is being raided by the dictator through government agencies. My driver and my assistant are also being raided and harassed unnecessarily." "I am a farmer’s son, I will not be afraid of these raids. I am with the farmers-Satyapal Malik (former governor)," he further included.
The former J-K governor claimed that an approx. Rs 300 crore bribe was offered to him for clearing two files, including the one pertaining to the project. The agency earlier confirmed, "The case was registered on allegations of malpractices in award of the contract worth approximately Rs 2,200 crore of civil works of Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project(HEP) to a private company in 2019."
In addition, CBI has booked former chairman of Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd. Navin Kumar Chaudhary and other former officials, M S Babu, M K Mittal, Arun Kumar Mishra, and Patel Engineering Ltd.
The FIR stated, "Though a decision was taken in the 47th Board meeting of CVPPPL (Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd.) to re-tender through e-tendering with the reverse auction after the cancellation of the ongoing tendering process, same was not implemented (as per decision taken in 48th board meeting), and tender was finally awarded to Patel Engineering Ltd."
However, the agency conducted searches at the premises of five people in January in connection with the case.
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