The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two cases — on a reference from the Jammu and Kashmir government following corruption charges made by its former Governor Satya Pal Malik — to probe alleged malpractices in the award of two contracts related to civil works worth about ₹2,200 crore and a group health insurance scheme.
In the first case pertaining to the Kiru Hydroelectric power project, the agency has named Indian Administrative Service officer Navin Kumar Choudhary, as the then chairman of Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Limited (CVPPPL), its then managing director M.S. Babu, then directors M.K. Mittal and Arun Kumar Mishra, besides Patel Engineering Limited, as accused.
