CBI 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.
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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 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.
Earlier, Asthana was sent on leave along with CBI Director Alok Verma by the government after the agency arrested a deputy SP of the Special Director’s team in the case for being active participant in the conspiracy.
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