Accused official allowed illegal minerals mining across 300 acres in U.P.: CBI
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During searches, the company discovered paperwork of 44 immovable properties stated to be price about ₹100 crore
A retired IAS official who has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case had allegedly allowed illegal mining of minor mineral across 300 acres in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi by recent and renewed leases in violation of the foundations.
Accused Satyendra Singh was the then District Magistrate of Kaushambi. He has been named in the FIR together with 9 alleged beneficiaries. During searches, the company discovered paperwork of 44 immovable properties stated to be price about ₹100 crore.
Listing the cases of alleged violations, the FIR alleges that Mr. Singh granted a recent lease to 1 Nepali Nishad for a interval of three years from December 2013, for mining in the 10-acre space situated in Umrawal village in Kaushambi. The software for mining lease had been submitted in December 2008.
Another beneficiary, Nar Narain Mishra, additionally received a recent licence for mining in the 10-acre space of Bhakhanda. Both the recent licences had been issued with out following the e-tendering course of as per authorities orders.
Nine present leases had been renewed by the accused official. Beneficiary Ramakant Dwivedi received two licences renewed for mining in two 30-acre land parcels in Lohkat, whereas Munni Lal’s leases for 30-acre land in Lohkat and one other 30 acres in Chhekwa had been additionally renewed.
The leases permitting mining across 30-acre land parcels in Rasulpur, Manjhanpur and Dedhawal, earlier issued to Shiv Prakash Singh, Khemraj Singh and Ram Pratap Singh had been renewed. Accused Ram Abhilash’s lease for mining across 75 acres in Ram Nagar and Yogendra Singh’s lease for 10 acres in Pabhosha had been additionally prolonged, it’s alleged.
The FIR alleges that mining actions had been stopped by an order in the entire State from July 2011 for need of the obligatory environmental clearance certificates. On furnishing the certificates, district authorities allowed mining to renew after acquiring orders from the State authorities. An extension equal to their obstructed interval was additionally granted to 3 lease holders, Junaid Ahmad, Ram Prakash and Khemraj Singh, involving 30 acres every.
As alleged, issuance of recent licences and renewal of the prevailing ones with out following the e-tendering course of resulted in income losses to the exchequer as the speed of royalty to be paid by licence holders needed to be fastened in accordance with the charges of the best bidders. There was no scheme for renewal of leases by the tender system.
