UP CM orders probe against 5 mining officials
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe against five mining department officials, including two assistant geologists, in connection with illegal mining, official sources said on Tuesday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has already registered cases against the accused and is probing their involvement in the crime.
The officials were found involved in illegal mining in Shamli, Kaushambi, Hamirpur and Deoria when they were posted there during the previous Samajwadi Party regime.
As per information, the investigation of the case has been handed over to Sudhir Dubey, senior drilling engineer of Directorate of Geology and Mining. The charges include ignoring government rules and transparency while carrying on with illegal mining, giving benefits through personal relationships, incurring loss to treasury and renewal of lease.
The state government has appointed senior drilling engineer, Mining and Geology Directorate, Sudhir Dubey as the investigating officer.
As per information, a probe has been ordered against Dr Edal Prasad (assistant geologist, Shamli, currently posted in Muzaffarnagar), Arvind Kumar (assistant geologist, Kaushambi, currently posted in Chandauli), Moinuddin (geologist/mining officer, Hamirpur, currently posted in Lucknow Headquarters), Pankaj Singh (mining inspector, Deoria, currently posted as Mirzapur mining officer) Vijay Kumar Maurya (assistant geologist/ mining officer, Deoria) and in-charge of Sonbhadra. A case has also been filed against them by CBI.
