New Delhi, The CBI has registered an FIR in an alleged Rs 397-crore scam case related to the procurement of transformers in Tamil Nadu during V Senthil Balaji's tenure as the state's electricity minister between 2021 and 2023, officials said Monday.
The agency has registered the case against the then officials of the Tender Inviting Authority and Tender Scrutiny Committee of TANGEDCO, Chennai, other public servants, private persons, and contractors under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and cheating, as well as the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.