The CBI, investigating a corruption case against suspended chief engineer (Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authority) Yadav Singh, is likely to examine four senior officials of the authorities to probe their alleged roles in awarding four major contracts worth several crores.
Sources said, “The CBI is likely to call four senior officials for questioning in connection with the corruption case involving Yadav Singh.” The agency is probing their alleged roles in four contracts awarded during the tenure of Mr Singh, they added.
The agency had on August 4, 2015 registered two cases against Mr Singh and his family members for alleged corruption and amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. The first case was registered under criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The second case relates to allegations of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI on February 3 arrested Mr Singh when he allegedly failed to give satisfactory reply to the agency sleuths during questioning.
As part of the corruption case against Mr Singh, several top builders and politicians of the area have also come under the CBI scanner following inputs about their regular interaction with the suspended chief engineer.
Sources said the agency is also scrutinising clearances given by Singh during his tenure and alterations in the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of the buildings. The accused allegedly entered into criminal conspiracy with unknown private persons firms and awarded various contracts without following the laid down procedures and thereby caused undue pecuniary gain to the tune of crores of rupees to private firms and to himself, sources said.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had ordered a CBI probe on the petition of an activist (wife of suspended UP Police IG Amitabh Thakur), alleging Singh had enjoyed plum postings under the regimes of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati and incumbent Akhilesh Yadav, and the state government was not acting against him.
