India News | Jharkhand HC orders CBI probe into ‘nexus’ between police and coal mafia in Dhanbad

Ranchi, Oct 3 (PTI) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed the CBI to take over the investigation into the role of police officers in Dhanbad, who were allegedly involved in illegal mining and sale of coal in the district.

Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, while delivering his judgment in a case filed by a journalist, said the allegations in the petition are fit to be probed by the central probe agency.

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Justice Dwivedi said the action of the state government in filing a petition after the order was reserved is also unwarranted.

The journalist is said to have revealed through his news channel how coal is illegally extracted and sold.

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In his petition, he had also named a police officer from Dhanbad for allegedly working closely with the coal mafia.

Chatterjee was previously involved in several cases due to which he was taken into custody.

The order was pronounced in court and is yet to be uploaded on the Supreme Court’s website.

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