Nagpur: A 6-member team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Kolkata has on Wednesday raided the office of Corporate Ispat Limited – a company owned by renowned industrialist Manoj Jayaswal. It may be mentioned that Corporate Ispat is a subsidiary of Abhijeet Group. The company is currently facing probe in view of alleged coal block allocation scam. The raid started in the morning continued till 7 pm. It may be mentioned here that in 2007 Corporate Ispat had allegedly used unfair means to secure coal block in Bihar’s Latehar district. Later, in 2014 the Supreme Court cancelled the allocation to this company along with other coal block allocations after the matter came to light. As the probe progressed, eventually FIR was lodged against Manoj Jayaswal, his two sons Abhishek and Abhijeet, who are also the directors in the company and few other executives of the company. CBI’s raid on Wednesday was allegedly in connection with the ongoing probe. Sources revealed that the sleuths have allegedly seized some vital documents during the raid.

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