In a coal block scam case, a CBI court took cognizance of offences under charges of criminal conspiracy, corruption and cheating against five people, including senior bureaucrats of the Union Ministry of Coal (MoC).
Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj, on January 12, took cognizance of the offences under Sections 120-(b) (Criminal conspiracy), 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and other relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The two public servants who were arraigned as accused in the chargesheet were identified as Harish Chandra Gupta, the former secretary, and Kuljeet Singh Kropha, the former joint secretary of the Ministry.
