New Delhi, Oct. 8 (PTI): The CBI has “examined” former governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with two graft cases registered in Jammu and Kashmir in April based on allegations levelled by him, officials said. They said the CBI team took details of his observations earlier this week, they said. Malik was examined after his five years tenure as Governor ended on October 4, they said. He was appointed as Governor of Bihar in 2017 after which he was sent to Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 where he oversaw the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019. Malik, who had issued statements criticising the Centre during farmers’ agitation, was moved to Meghalaya where his five-year tenure ended this month. Malik had claimed that he was offered a INR 300 crore bribe for clearing two files during his tenure as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir between August 23, 2018 and October 30, 2019. “After going to Kashmir, two files came to me (for clearance), one belonging to Ambani and an
The former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik had claimed that he was offered a Rs 300 crore bribe for clearing two files during his tenure as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir between August 23, 2018 and October 30, 2019.
Malik, who had issued statements criticising the Centre during farmers’ agitation, was moved to Meghalaya where his five-year tenure ended this month. He has also alleged that an RSS-affiliated man who claimed to be very close to the prime minister had offered him a Rs 300 crore bribe
Questioned after tenure as Guv ends New Delhi, Oct 8: The CBI has “examined” former Governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with two graft cases registered in Jammu and Kashmir in April based on allegations levelled by him, officials said. They said the CBI team took details of his observations earlier this week, they said. Malik was examined after his five years tenure as Governor ended on October 4, they said. He was appointed as Governor of Bihar in 2017 […]