The Enforcement Directorate on Monday, January 28 summoned Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Kumar Mishra to appear before the investigation agency to join the probe in connection with an alleged mining scam in the State.
Lucknow: Enforcement Directorate has summoned Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Kumar Mishra to appear before them today, in connection with alleged illegal mining case in the state.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 28, 2019
Enforcement Directorate had lodged a case against 11 people including SP MLC Mishra, the Former Hamirpur IAS officer. The probing agency had also issued summons to all the accused to appear before them for interrogation.
As per the sources, CBI on Monday conducted field investigation in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh. All the district level officers and private persons associated with mining are being examined.
CBI sources on UP sand mining case: CBI team is at Hamirpur to conduct a field investigation. All the district level officers and private persons associated with mining are being examined. pic.twitter.com/vPtMNjnsZb
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 28, 2019
Earlier on January 24, B Chandrakala skipped the ED summons and instead sent his Lawyer with all documents – that the probing agency has sought.
The total 11 accused in the case includes – Adil Khan, Former Hamirpur DM B.Chandrakal, then mining officer Moinuddin, Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Mishra and his brother, mining clerk Ram Ashray Prajapati, Ambika Tiwari (Hamirpur), mining clerk Ram Avatar Singh & his relative and Sanjay Dikshit.
The Central Bureau of Investigation had earlier in January conducted raids in more than dozen places in residences and other places of 11 accused including the IAS officer and the MLC. The agency had been probing into the case of illegal mining in the state since 2015 on the directives of Allahabad High Court. There was a ban in Mining in the state for a limited period of time, however, as per allegations, the government officials allowed mining even during the ban period.
CBI sources claimed that all those who were Ministers during the scam will be investigated. It should be noted that Samajwadi Party Chief and Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav held the Mining Department from the year 2012 to 2013. While Yadav has served as the Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017.
We have adequately looked into the case after preliminary inquiry. The main focus of the inquiry was to look into the illegality of the approval given. Both Akhilesh Yadav and Gayatri Prajapati had given approval when they were mining ministers,” the sources had claimed reportedly. Trouble for Former UP CM: CBI claims Akhilesh Yadav approved 14 illegal mining deals
However, Samajwadi Party along with its new ally BSP slammed the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party for misusing CBI. BSP-SP slam BJP for ‘misusing CBI’: Hold Joint Press Conference to back Akhilesh over Mining Scam Issue