Key Takeaways
- The CBI conducted a search operation at the house of ex-J&K governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with alleged corruption in the Kiru Hydro Power Project.
- The case involves allegations of malpractice in the award of a contract worth approximately Rs 2,200 crore.
- The CBI has booked several individuals and companies, including the former chairman of Chenab Valley Power Projects (Private) Limited, in connection with the case.
New Delhi: Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search operation on Thursday at the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with the alleged corruption in awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in Kishtwar in 2019.
As per sources, the agency also conducted searches at 30 different locations, including places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Satya Pal Malik, who was the governor of Jammu and Kashmir had alleged that he was offered a Rs 300-crore bribe for clearing two files, including the one pertaining to the project.
In 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir government asked the CBI to investigate the matter.
The case was registered on allegations of malpractice in the award of the contract worth approximately Rs 2,200 crore of civil works for Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) to a private company in the year 2019.
The CBI has also booked Navin Kumar Chaudhary, the former chairman of Chenab Valley Power Projects (Private) Limited, and several other individuals and companies in connection with the case.
