Coal-Gate: former Coal Secretary Parakh to be questioned, Birla may not be
The CBI has reportedly decided not to question one of India's richest industrialists, Kumar Mangalam Birla, in the coal allocation scam. Mr Birla has been charged with conspiracy and cheating to land two coal blocks in Odisha in 2005 for his firm, aluminium-maker Hindalco. The CBI had said in October last year that Mr Birla colluded with PC Parakh, who was Coal Secretary, for the allegedly illegitimate allotment. (Read more)
