Raipur. Land broker Harmeet Singh Khanuja, who is involved in the Rs 48 crore scam related to the Bharatmala project, has been sent to judicial custody till May 14. The Economic Offences Investigation Bureau (EOW) produced him in a special court on Friday after the completion of the interrogation, where the court accepted the demand to send him to jail.
Let us tell you that on April 25, EOW raided 20 locations across the state as part of the investigation into the scam. On the very next day of the raids, i.e. on April 26, land broker Harmeet Singh Khanuja, Kedar Tiwari, his wife Uma Tiwari and Vijay Jain were arrested and taken on remand till May 1.
The rest of the accused are already in jail
Except Harmeet Singh, the other three accused had already been sent to jail. Now after the completion of the interrogation, Harmeet Singh has also been sent to jail till May 14. According to the EOW, the investigation of the case is still going on.
More names may come forward
The EOW is looking for other persons involved in this scam. During the investigation, more big names may come forward and new revelations related to the scam are expected.
What is the compensation scam of Bharatmala Project?
Under the Bharatmala project in Chhattisgarh, 950 km road is being constructed from the capital Raipur to Visakhapatnam. In this project, it is proposed to build a four-lane road from Raipur to Visakhapatnam and a six-lane road from Durg to Arang. For the construction of this road, the government has acquired the land of many farmers. In lieu of this, they have to be compensated, but many farmers have still not received compensation. On the second day of the Assembly Budget Session 2025, Leader of Opposition Charan Das Mahant raised this issue, after which a decision was taken to investigate the matter.
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