NEW DELHI: According to sources, the CBI searched 29 different places on Thursday, including the home of former governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik, in relation to allegations of corruption in the Kiru Hydropower project. According to them, the agency began operations early in the morning, mobilising some 100 officers to swoop down at 30 spots across several cities. According to them, the lawsuit is about suspected corruption in the awarding of civil works for the Rs 2,200 crore Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP). Malik, who served as governor of Jammu and Kashmir from August 23, 2018, to October 30, 2019, asserted that he received an offer of Rs 300 crore in exchange for clearing two files, one of which was related to the project.“The case was registered on allegations of malpractices in award of the contract worth approximately Rs 2,200 crore of civil works of Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project(HEP) to a private company in 2019,” the CBI had previously stated. previous Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd chairman Navin Kumar Chaudhary, together with previous officials M S Babu, M K Mittal, Arun Kumar Mishra, and Patel Engineering Ltd., have been booked by the agency. “Though a decision was taken in 47th Board meeting of CVPPPL (Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd) for re-tender through e-tendering with reverse auction after cancellation of ongoing tendering process, same was not implemented (as per decision taken in 48th board meeting) and tender was finally awarded to Patel Engineering Ltd,” the complaint states. In January, the agency searched the homes of five individuals in relation to the case.
