INDIA: The CBI chargesheet came 17 months after it began probing the case in which politicians, bureaucrats and former defence officials are accused of building the 31-storey apartment complex on a disputed plot in a plush South Mumbai area in violation of state and Central laws. The accused or their relatives own apartments in the Cuffe Parade complex, many of them reportedly secured as a quid pro quo for allowing the building.
Chavan, who had to resign as chief minister in November 2010 after the scandal became public, is accused of granting some approvals to Adarsh in return for three flats to his close relatives, including his mother-in-law. Reacting to the chargesheet, Chavan said it was “unfortunate and unexpected” and accused his political rivals of trying to malign him by blowing the issue out of proportion.The chargesheet filed in the Sessions Court, which runs into over 12,000 pages, includes 12 of the 14 names mentioned in the FIR registered in the case in January 2011. While the names of two military officers, Romesh Chandra Sharma and P K Rampal, have not been included, a new name, Col (Retd) R K Bakshi, has been added to the chargesheet. Bakshi had allegedly given a letter certifying that the land did not belong to the Army, CBI sources said.
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