Shivam Mishra, Raipur. EOW has taken major action in the much talked about coal scam case of Chhattisgarh. EOW has arrested two coal traders.
EOW has arrested Hemant Jaiswal and Chandraprakash Jaiswal in the coal scam case. Action has been taken against both of them under sections 120B, 384, 420. Both the accused will remain on EOW remand till June 20.
Let us tell you that there was a coal scam of more than Rs 508 crore in Chhattisgarh. This scam was done from the year 2020 to 2022. The Enforcement Directorate has arrested more than 10 people in the case after conducting raids at hundreds of places so far to uncover it. This includes senior officials as well. After the arrest of all these accused, they have been sent to jail. Now the state’s ACB-EOW team is engaged in investigation in this matter.
