Tripura PWD scam Former chief secretary Yash Pal Singh produced in an Agartala court

Agartala | Wednesday | 19th February, 2020

Summary:

Former Tripura chief secretary Yash Pal Singh on Wednesday was produced before the special judge Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha of the West District and Sessions Court. Singh's transit to Tripura was allowed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of a Ghaziabad court on Tuesday. Sources informed that Tripura police, for further investigation, is seeking 10-day police custody of Singh. Apart from Sing, cases were also filed against veteran CPI-M leader and former PWD minister Badal Choudhury and former PWD chief engineer Sunil Bhowmik. Both Choudhury and Bhowmik were granted bail by the Tripura High Court a few weeks ago after they were arrested in October last year..