The officials were asked to explain how 500 tonnes of “stolen” coal was kept at railway siding areas under their jurisdiction
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday interrogated three railway officials of Asansol Division in connection with its probe into the multi-crore coal pilferage scam, sources said.
The chief controller and senior divisional operations manager of Eastern Railway’s Asansol Division, and the station manager of Barabani were questioned by the anti-corruption branch of the central agency, the sources said.
The officials were asked to explain how 500 tonnes of “stolen” coal was kept at railway siding areas under their jurisdiction.
The “stolen” coal had been subsequently seized by Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in December 2019, the sources said.
The CBI is also interrogating close associates of kingpin Anup Majee, alias Lala, the prime accused in the case.
Mr. Majee, the director of a company engaged in the purchase and sale of the dry fuel, has been…