Coal Scam : Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Rathi Steel And Power Ltd., 3 Others

19 May, New Delhi

A special CBI court Tuesday framed charges against Delhi-based Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three top officials in a coal blocks allocation scam case.

Charges were framed under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC. All the accused – RSPL and its top officials –

Managing Director Pradeep Rathi, Chief Executive Officer Udit Rathi and AGM Kushal Aggarwal – pleaded not guilty and claim trial. The case will come up for further hearing on June 2.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Kesla North coal block in Chhattisgarh to RSPL.