The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is today conducting searches at 16 locations in Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Mumbai & Patna at the premises of associates of accused, middlemen & others in an on-going investigation of a case.
The accused including CVPPPL then chairman (IAS) Navin Kumar Choudhary, then MD M. S. Babu, then directors M. K. Mittal and Arun Kumar Mishra, M/s Patel Engineering Ltd. and other unknown persons.
A case was registered on 20.04.2022 on the request of Jammu & Kashmir Government against then Chairman (an IAS Officer); then MD; two then Directors; a private company and unknown others on the allegations of malpractices in award of the contract worth Rs.2200 crore (approx) of civil works of Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) to a private company in the year 2019.
It was further alleged that in award of Civil Works package of Kiru Hydroelectric Project, guidelines regarding e-tendering were not followed and though a decision was taken in the Board Meeting of CVPPPL (Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd) for re-tender through e-tendering with reverse auction, after cancellation of on-going tendering process, same was not implemented (as per decision taken in the next Board meeting) and tender was finally awarded to said private company.
Earlier, searches were also conducted on 21.04.2022 at the premises of the accused including then Chairman, then MD, then Directors of CVPPPL etc, the official note on Wednesday said.
During investigation, evidences were found revealing the alleged role of middlemen including then Chairman financial transactions between these middlemen & public servants and accordingly, searches are being conducted today at 16 locations. Investigation is continuing.
