CBI official probing corruption cases against Rakesh Asthana shifted
January 04, 2019 20:43
Central Bureau of Investigation joint director V Murugesan who was leading the investigations into serious corruption allegations against the agency's special director, Rakesh Asthana, has been shifted to probe coal scam cases, an internal order said Friday.
The order shows that Murugesan, who was deputed by director (in-charge) M Nageswara Rao to lead the investigation against Asthana, was transferred as part of efforts to give an "impetus to expeditious completion of coal scam cases".
The order also says that Murugesan was "bogged down" by additional charge of joint director AC(HQ)-I zone which being a "heavy zone" takes away much of his "time and attention".
Murugesan's charge has now been given to joint director G K Goswami, who in addition to his responsibility of the Lucknow zone will also look after AC (HQ)-I zone, where a case against Asthana is registered.
The order also states that another joint director Vineet Vinayak looking after anti-corruption wing, Delhi Zone, has been transferred. His charge has now been given to additional director Praveen Sinha.
The CBI had registered an FIR against Asthana on October 15, 2018 alleging serious corruption charges against him on the basis of a complaint from a businessman Sathish Babu Sana.
The businessman, who was being questioned by Asthana's special investigation team probing the Moin Qureshi case had alleged that a Dubai-based middleman had offered to use his purported links with the special director to manage relief for him in return for a bribe of Rs 2 crore.
Recently, the new investigation team had called Sana to again verify contents of his complaint in order find loopholes, if any, but sources claimed that he did not budge from his allegations.
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