ED files fresh chargesheet in bitumen scam

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ED files fresh chargesheet in bitumen scam

Wednesday, 25 November 2020 | PNS | Ranchi

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against M/s Classic Coal Construction Pvt. Ltd, M/s Classic Multiplex Pvt Ltd and their directors namely Dilip Kumar Singh and Kumar Pranav in the case related to bitumen scam. The chargesheet was filed before for special PMLA court in Ranchi. During investigation of the case ED attached properties totalling Rs 3.91 crore of the company and its directors. These properties are held in the name of M/s Classic Coal Construction Pvt, Ltd., M/s Classic Multiplex Pvt. Ltd. and the erstwhile Managing Director of the Company, late Pawan Kumar Singh.

ED initiated investigations under PMLA on the basis of four FIRs and chargesheets filed by CBI under sections 120-B, 420, 468, 471 of IPC, 1860 and section 13 (2) and 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against Classic Coal, Pawan Kumar Singh (since expired), the erstwhile managing director of Classic Coal, Dilip Kumar Singh, twenty two Engineers of Road Construction Department of Jharkhand and others. The company was mandated to procure bitumen from the government undertaking oil companies namely HPCL, IOCL and BPCL. While the company did not honour this undertaking the company directors submitted 492 fake invoices pertaining to HPCL, Ramnagar, West Bengal, to the road construction department. They claimed that a procurement of 4630 MT of bitumen for road works has been done and got payment in connivance with the departmental engineers.

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