New Delhi:
Many files pertaining to the scam-tainted Adarsh housing society have gone missing from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) office in New Delhi, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources have told NDTV.
The CBI had asked for files pertaining to clearances granted to Adarsh society from the MoEF.
On January 10, a CBI official approached the Environment Ministry to obtain the documents but the officials informed the CBI that the documents had gone missing. The MoEF has written to the CBI about the missing files, sources say.
Earlier, important file notings regarding clearances granted to Adarsh society had gone missing from the Urban Development Department of the Maharashtra government. The CBI arrested three persons in that case, one of whom is the complainant himself.
The Adarsh housing society scam suggested a new low in corruption - flats meant for war widows and defence veterans had been cornered at prices unheard of for Mumbai's pricey Colaba area.
The housing society, originally meant to be a six-storey structure to house Kargil War heroes and their kin, was later extended to 31 floors without mandatory permission.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had issued a show-cause notice to the controversial society for "blatant" violation of green norms. The minister suggested that some of the floors of the 31-storey building in upscale Colaba area of Mumbai be demolished as has been done in similar cases in the past.
The CBI had asked for files pertaining to clearances granted to Adarsh society from the MoEF.
On January 10, a CBI official approached the Environment Ministry to obtain the documents but the officials informed the CBI that the documents had gone missing. The MoEF has written to the CBI about the missing files, sources say.
Earlier, important file notings regarding clearances granted to Adarsh society had gone missing from the Urban Development Department of the Maharashtra government. The CBI arrested three persons in that case, one of whom is the complainant himself.
The Adarsh housing society scam suggested a new low in corruption - flats meant for war widows and defence veterans had been cornered at prices unheard of for Mumbai's pricey Colaba area.
The housing society, originally meant to be a six-storey structure to house Kargil War heroes and their kin, was later extended to 31 floors without mandatory permission.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had issued a show-cause notice to the controversial society for "blatant" violation of green norms. The minister suggested that some of the floors of the 31-storey building in upscale Colaba area of Mumbai be demolished as has been done in similar cases in the past.
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