Two coal trader brothers arrested in coal levy recovery case
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Raipur (Team Newsbuddy): In the coal levy recovery case, the Economic Offences Investigation Bureau (EOW) team has arrested two brothers Hemant and Chandraprakash Jaiswal alias Sanjay, coal traders from Korba. Both were produced before the Special Court (Prevention of Corruption Act) Raipur. The court has handed over both of them to the EOW on police remand till June 20.
A scam of Rs 540 crore was done in the name of coal transportation in the previous Congress government of Chhattisgarh. In the illegal coal levy case in the name of coal transportation, the ED has already arrested some IAS officers including former Korba Collector Ranu Sahu as well as former CM’s Deputy Secretary Saumya Chaurasia and coal traders. Currently, the EOW is investigating the coal levy scam. The EOW team has expanded the investigation and started arresting the accused involved in this illegal recovery case.
On June 13, the team arrested coal trader Hemant Jaiswal from Bilaspur and his brother Chandraprakash Jaiswal, a resident of Korba Ratakhaar. The EOW has said that both the accused used to collect coal levy money. Both have been arrested after evidence was found during the investigation.
The EOW claims that after interrogating both the accused, many more shocking facts may come to light in this case. It has to be mentioned here that Hemant Jaiswal is related to Suryakant Tiwari, the main accused of coal levy. Through whom coal levy was collected at the rate of Rs 25 per ton. Transit pass was issued by the Mineral Department for the coal leakage and road sale from the mine. This pass was not given until the amount was deposited. Suryakant’s team would inform about the receipt of the amount, then the pass was provided to the concerned companies.
During the investigation, when the role of the then mineral officer SS Nag came to light, he was also arrested. The EOW has now once again intensified the investigation in this case. The EOW has said that the crime registered in the illegal coal levy recovery case under Section 7, 7-A, 12 Prevention of Corruption Act Section 120 B, 384, 420 is being investigated.
