SC raps ED over delay in Chhattisgarh Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam probe
6 months ago

SC raps ED over delay in Chhattisgarh Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam probe

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday found it “disturbing” that the Enforcement Directorate has not completed its investigation in a 2019 case registered in connection with the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam concerning corruption in the public distribution system in Chhattisgarh. The Supreme Court of India {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Hearing an appeal filed by the ED challenging an order of the Chhattisgarh high court granting anticipatory bail to the then managing director of NAN, Anil Tuteja, and then chairman, Alok Shukla, the bench noted with concern about the time lag of five years since the filing of the case with no final investigation report forthcoming. Additional solicitor general SV Raju, appearing for the ED, informed the court that the agency has found material to show how the two former IAS officials misused the bail granted to them by the high court on August 14, 2020. The ED registered a case in January 2019 and issued summons to the two former NAN officials in March 2020 against which they obtained anticipatory bail from the high court apprehending arrest.

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