Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will be submitting five FIRs in the coal blocks allocation scam, reports said on Monday.
The CBI has concluded probe in nearly five FIRs and the first report will be filed very soon before the competent court, reports said.
Reports also claimed that a Congress leader and his wife will be mentioned in the FIR.
The sources said 195 coal blocks allocations are being probed out of which in 16 cases CBI has found prima facie material which indicates cheating, criminal misconduct and corruption based on which the agency has registered FIRs. However, during the analysis of nearly 60 allocations, records were found to be correct and no deviation from the laid down norms and procedures was detected.
CBI has filed 16 FIRs against AMR Iron and Steel, JLD Yavatmal Energy, Vini Iron and Steel Udyog, JAS Infrastructure Capital Pvt Ltd, Vikash Metals, Grace Industries, Gagan Sponge, Jindal Steel and Power, Rathi Steel and Power Ltd, Jharkhand Ispat, Green Infrastructure, Kamal Sponge, Pushp Steel, Hindalco, BLA Industries, Castron Technologies and Castron Mining.
All these FIRs are rooted in three preliminary enquiries related to coal block allocation--between 2006 and 2009, 1993 and 2004, and projects given under the government dispensation scheme. There are two other preliminary enquiries which are related to missing files. The agency is also likely to state before the apex court that almost all the relevant files related to coal block allocation scams have been received by it and the enquiries into the issue might be closed, the sources said.
In October last year, the CBI registered a case against former coal secretary P.C. Parekh and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, as a representative of Hindalco, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group.
Last week, a Parliamentary panel said, “Most non-transparent procedure" was adopted from 1993-2010 for allotment of coal mines and the entire selection process of Screening Committee seems to have favoured certain companies.
The Committee had observed that most non-transparent procedure was adopted from 1993-2010 for allocation of coal blocks," the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel said in its 42nd report.
Official auditor CAG had earlier estimated a notional loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore on account of mines being alloted to private companies without auction.
CBI is probing irregularities in the allotment, and the matter is before the Supreme Court.
With PTI inputs
