NEW DELHI: A special CBI court on Thursday framed charges against industrialist Naveen Jindal and four other officials in connection with the allocation of Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly making incorrect claims and deceiving the coal ministry for the allocation. The trial will commence from 30 September.
Special judge Bharat Parashar framed charges under sections 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against Naveen Jindal, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s former director Sushil Maroo, former deputy managing director Anand Goyal, CEO Vikrant Gujral and the company’s authorised signatory D.N. Abrol.
The court framed the charges after the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial in the case pertaining to the allocation of the Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh.
