CBI’s Sinha Admits Changes Were Made to Coalgate Report Draft

The Times of India reported that Ranjit Sinha, director of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), filed an affidavit stating that changes were made to the CBI’s draft report on Coalgate as a result of suggestions put forward by Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and others. Previously, Sinha had said that while government officials saw the report, he had not allowed any “substantive changes” to be made.

As quoted in the market news:

The submission made by Sinha contradicts the stand taken by the law minister and AG, who had refuted the allegation that they had suggested changes in the draft report. The affidavit also states some lines were deleted at the behest of the PMO and the law minister.

“Majority of these changes were done by my officers in order to refine the report either on their own or in consultation with the ASG (Raval) and his assisting advocate or by law minister. Besides, a few changes were also done on the suggestion of AG and officials of PMO and coal ministry,” Sinha said.

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