Court convicts former coal secy, 2 others in coal scam
A Special Court on Friday convicted former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and former Joint Secretary KS Kropha for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, and corruption in a coal scam case related to irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Maharashtra.
Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also convicted Grace Industries Ltd (GIL) and its Director Mukesh Gupta for criminal conspiracy and cheating, and posted the matter for August 4, when the court will hear augments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to the convicts.
The case relates to the allocation of the Lohara East coal block. This is the 11th conviction in coal scam cases secured by the prosecution.
