Coal Scam

Coal Scam matter: CBI grilling West Bengal Inspector from several persons

The Central Bureau (CBI) on Tuesday grilled a West Bengal Police Inspector for allegedly receiving protection money from several persons, including the main accused, in the coal scam case

ED files prosecution complaint in alleged coal levy scam in Chhattisgarh

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a prosecution complaint before a special court in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur in a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal levy scam, in which an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and three others have been named as accused. The 'prosecution complaint' along with relied upon documents, running into 8000 pages, was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Singh Rajput under Sections 44 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), said ED's counsel Saurabh Pandey. IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, coal trader Suryakant Tiwari, the latter's uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and businessman Sunil Agrawal have been named as accused, he added. The ED's prosecution complaint mentioned that an illegal levy of Rs 25 per tonne was being extorted for coal transported in the state by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen, he said. Besides, lands purchased through benami ..

Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak skips ED summons in coal smuggling case

West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak skipped appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a case of alleged coal pilferage from Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines in Asansol

CBI raids Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak's residences in coal smuggling scam

The CBI on Wednesday morning raided several residences of West Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with its probe into a coal smuggling scam, an officer said. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths conducted raids at three houses of Ghatak in Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district and one in Lake Gardens area of Kolkata. The agency, aided by a huge contingent of central paramilitary personnel, conducted searches in these properties in connection with the scam. Women officers were also part of the team. "As his name surfaced in the coal smuggling scam, we need to find out what was his role in it. We have evidence of Ghatak's involvement in the scam," the CBI officer told PTI. Ghatak was not present in any of his residences when the raids took place. The CBI sleuths took away mobile phones from the state law minister's family members and made them sit in one room in his Asansol houses, he said. The entire areas around Ghatak's residences were surrounded by central forc

Former Union Coal Secretary H C Gupta convicted in coal scam case

Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, former Joint Secretary, KS Kropha, Grace Industries Limited, and its director Mukesh Gupta were convicted by court in a coal scam case in Maharashtra

FIR registered against ex-IAS officer for tweeting fake 'coal theft' video

An FIR was registered against BJP leader and former IAS officer OP Chaudhary for tweeting an alleged fake video of coal theft in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, a police official said on Saturday.

ED makes third arrest in Bengal coal mining money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate arrested one Gurupada Maji in connection with its money laundering case investigation linked to an alleged coal mining scam in West Bengal

ED asks TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it again on March 29

Banerjee's role and links with the other accused in the case are being investigated, ED officials had said

Coal scam of Rs 6,000 Cr in last 14 years in Gujarat: Congress

The Congress alleged that coal meant for Small and Medium Industries was sold to industries of other states and a scam of Rs 6,000 crore has come to light in Gujarat.

Coal scam probe: Enforcement Directorate attaches over Rs 445 cr worth land

ED said it has attached over 354 acres of land worth more than Rs 445 crore of a company in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation case.

Coal scam: SC permits IRS officer of ED to join parent cadre in CBIC

SC permitted repatriation of an IRS officer, who was part of Enforcement Directorate probing money laundering aspect of coal scam cases, to his parent cadre in CBIC

Supreme Court appoints two judges to conduct trials in coal scam cases

SC on Monday appointed Arun Bhardwaj and Sanjay Bansal as special judges to conduct trials in the coal scam cases pending since 2014

Coal smuggling scam: ED arrests Bankura Inspector in-charge Ashok Mishra

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday arrested Ashok Mishra, Inspector in-charge of Bankura in West Bengal, in connection with the coal smuggling scam

Coal scam: Key accused Anup Majhi appears before CBI sleuths in Kolkata

Anup Majhi alias Lala, the alleged kingpin of the multi-crore-rupee coal scam, appeared before CBI sleuths on Tuesday at the agency's Nizam Palace office to face interrogation

Kolkata-based businessman Barnwal summoned by CBI in coal scam case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday summoned Kolkata based businessman Randhir Barnwal in connection with the coal scam case

Coal scam: HC suspends jail term of Dilip Ray, seeks CBI reply on appeal

Justice Suresh Kumar Kait also issued notice to the CBI and sought its response on the appeal filed by Ray, challenging his conviction and sentence in the case

Coal scam: Ex-Union Minister Dilip Ray sentenced to three years jail

A Special CBI court sentenced former Union Minister Dilip Ray to three-years imprisonment in a coal block allocation case. Ray was the Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999

Coal scam: CBI seeks life imprisonment for ex-minister Dilip Ray

The CBI urged a Delhi court to award life imprisonment to former Union minister Dilip Ray who has been convicted in a coal scam case

Jharkhand 1999 coal scam: Court convicts former NDA minister Dilip Ray

Former Union minister Dilip Ray was on Tuesday convicted by a special court here in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999

CBI takes over investigation in Barak Valley coal scam case of Assam

The case was recommended for a CBI probe by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in 2018