New Delhi: The CBI has charged former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan along with several senior bureaucrats and former Army officer in the Adarsh scam, and is also probing 24 benami flats in the housing society.
According to the chargesheet submitted by the CBI Ashok Chavan got three flats for his wife's relatives.
The chargsheet further says that Chavan facilitated inclusion of 40 per cent flats for civilians in the Adrash building which was meant for Kargil widows and war heroes. Chavan as the Chief Minister in 2009 gave the society a concession of 15 per cent recreation ground.
"Ashok Chavan as revenue minister facilitated inclusion of 40 per cent flats for civilians in the Adrash building. Chavan as a quid pro quo got 3 flats for his wife's relatives. Chavan as Chief Minister in 2009 gave the society the concession of 15 per cent recreation ground," the chargsheet says.
The other accused in the case include Congress leader KL Gidwani, top-ranking retired army officers Lt General PK Rampal, Major Generals AR Kumar and TK Kaul, retired brigadiers RC Sharma and MM Wanchoo.
The FIR also names Subash Lala, the then principal secretary to Chief Minister, former principal secretary of the Urban Development Department Ramanand Tiwari, former municipal commissioner and IAS officer Jairaj Phatak and fellow IAS colleague and former Mumbai collector Pradeep Vyas as accused.
The Ministry of Defence had ordered a CBI probe into the scam on the recommendation of the then Army Chief General VK Singh following a preliminary inquiry.
Besides CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department are also probing the irregularities.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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