New Delhi, Aug 21: The Supreme Court, on the basis of the interim report of CBI on the Taj heritage corridor project, today said four to five important persons were involved in the scam and directed the CBI to interrogate them forthwith. Rejecting the CBI plea, seeking four months time to complete the probe, a bench comprising Justice M B Shah and Justice Ar Lakshmanan, directed CBI to submit the final investigation report by September 11.
The bench refused to make public the contents of the interim CBI report but indicated that four to five important persons, including "the person who is wielding the authority there", are named in the report and are allegedly involved in the scam.
The court in its order said, "On the basis of the report, we direct a higher official of CBI to immediately interrogate four to five or more persons who are involved in the decision making process to grant contract for the construction of the Taj heritage corridor project."
Bureau Report