Overview

• The chargesheet names nine accused, including former Korba collector Ranu Sahu and ex-deputy secretary Soumya Chaurasia.
• Investigators allege rigged DMF tenders in Korba for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years, siphoning about Rs75 crore in illegal commissions.
• Businessman Suryakant Tiwari, middleman Manoj Dwivedi and four former district-level contractors face charges of criminal conspiracy, corruption and forgery under the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act.
• All accused remain in Raipur Central Jail on judicial remand pending their appearance before the Special Court.
• The Enforcement Directorate has opened a parallel money-laundering probe into the diversion of DMF funds earmarked for mining-affected communities.