The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches in Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir, in the case related to alleged irregularities in the award of tender for civil works of the Kiru Hydroelectric Project being executed by the Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Limited (CVPPPL).
During the searches at eight locations, the agency seized digital devices, computers, property documents, and ₹21 lakh in cash.
The CBI had registered the case based on a reference received from the J&K government, alleging the role of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Navin Kumar Choudhary as the then Chairman of CVPPPL; its then Managing Director M.S. Babu, Directors M.K. Mittal and Arun Kumar Mishra; and the Patel Engineering Company.
It was alleged that in the award of civil works related to the Kiru Hydroelectric Project, guidelines regarding e-tendering were not followed. Even though a decision was taken in the 47th board meeting of CVPPPL for re-tender through e-tendering with reverse auction, after cancellation of the ongoing tendering process, the same was allegedly not implemented, and the decision of 47th Board meeting was reversed in the 48th Board meeting.
