July 13, 2023 1:54 PM

Delhi court convicts former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and former Coal Secretary HC Gupta in Coal scam case

A Delhi court today convicted former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta in a case related to irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh. In the 13th conviction in the coal scam, Special Judge Sanjay Bansal also convicted Darda's son Devender Darda, two senior public servants K S Kropha and K C Samria, and Director of JLD Yavatmal Energy Pvt Ltd Manoj Kumar Jayaswal. The court held the accused guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating and under rel...