CBI ends Adani investigation, files closure report in Andhra Pradesh coal supply case: Report

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Adani CBI investigation: It was reported by PTI that the CBI has concluded its investigation into allegations of irregularities in the contract awarding process for the supply of imported coal to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation, which involved Adani Enterprises and a former chairman of the National Cooperative Consumer Federation. The central agency has filed the closure report for the 2020 case, which also included bookings for senior adviser S C Singhal and then-NCCF managing director G P Gupta, before a special CBI court, according to PTI report.

Following the case registration in 2020, the federal agency booked G P Gupta, the then NCCF managing director, and S C Singhal, the senior adviser. The closure report for the case was filed before a special CBI court.

Following a three-year preliminary investigation, the CBI filed a case against Adani Enterprises, former NCCF chairman Virender Singh, and others in 2020. The investigation was prompted by a complaint filed by Premraj Kuar, the deputy secretary of the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution at the time, as per PTI report.

The Special Court has been informed by the CBI that Kuar has voluntarily retired from his position. As a result, letters have been given to both the retired officer and the current incumbent asking them to attend the hearing on the following day, said the PTI news report.

Based on the investigation's conclusions, the CBI filed a case of cheating and corruption against Adani Enterprises and the previous NCCF chairman of the multi-state cooperative for allegedly manipulating the process of choosing a supplier for Andhra Pradesh's power plants' coal supplies. The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation