TIA NEWS
CBI today filed an FIR against its former Director Ranjit Sinha in the coal block allocations scam case. There have been allegations that Mr. Sinha tried to influence the probe into the scam during his tenure as head of the agency.
Few months back, the Supreme Court had directed the CBI to investigate Mr. Sinha saying it is prima facie satisfied that he abused his position.
This is the second time in the CBI’s history that a former director, facing criminal allegations, will be probed by the agency.
In February this year, the CBI had filed an FIR against its former Director A P Singh on allegations of extending favour to meat exporter Moin Qureshi, who is an accused in a money laundering case.