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India Today
22-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
Former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik hospitalised in Delhi, condition critical
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's health is critical and he is hospitalised at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. He is suffering from severe complications related to a urinary tract infection that has now led to kidney failure, sources told India Today was hospitalised on May 11 after he reportedly experienced extreme pain and difficulty in passing urine. A close aide of Satya Pal Malik has confirmed that both of his kidneys have now stopped functioning, and his condition remains extremely he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, but the infection has now severely damaged his kidneys," a senior doctor from RML Hospital stated on condition of anonymity. "We are doing everything we can, but the situation is very grave," sources said. Earlier on Thursday, the CBI chargesheeted the former Rajya Sabha MP in connection with an alleged corruption case in which civil works contracts for the Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project, valued at approximately Rs 2,200 crore, were sources close to him have strongly denied his involvement in the case, calling the move politically motivated."We were the complainants in this case. Satyapal Malik has no involvement whatsoever," his close aide said. "This chargesheet appears to be an act of vendetta politics".Malik, who has previously served as the Governor of multiple states, including Jammu and Kashmir and Goa, has often been vocal on matters of public integrity and national deteriorating health has prompted reactions from several political and civil society leaders, who are keeping a close watch on both his medical and legal Watch IN THIS STORY#Jammu and Kashmir
India Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
CBI files chargesheet against ex-J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik in corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with an alleged corruption case in which civil works contracts for the Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project, valued at approximately Rs 2,200 crore were case pertains to suspected irregularities in the tendering process for the Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project in who served as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir from August 23, 2018, to October 30, 2019, had previously alleged that he was offered a Rs 300 crore bribe to clear two files, including one related to the project in question. In February 2024, the CBI conducted searches at over 30 locations, including Malik's residences in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, as part of its raids also targeted associates of Malik and officials linked to the Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd (CVPPPL), the executing agency for the Kiru Hydroelectric Power individuals came under the scanner of the CBI, including former CVPPPL chairman Navin Kumar Chaudhary, former officials MS Babu, MK Mittal, and Arun Kumar Mishra, as well as Patel Engineering Ltd, the company awarded the to the CBI, despite a decision at the 47th board meeting of CVPPPL to re-tender the project through e-tendering through reverse auction, this was not implemented, and the contract was ultimately awarded to Patel Engineering had earlier denied any wrongdoing and criticised the raids, stating that they were an attempt to intimidate a post on X, Malik wrote, "I have been ill for the last three to four days and am admitted to the hospital. Despite this, my house is being raided by the dictator through government agencies. My driver and my assistant are also being raided and harassed unnecessarily. I am a farmer's son, I will not be afraid of these raids. I am with the farmers."The CBI registered the case in April 2022 following Malik's public allegations regarding the bribery offer. The investigation has since uncovered evidence suggesting malpractices in the awarding of the contract, leading to the filing of the Watch
Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik among 7 named in CBI chargesheet in hydel project case
The CBI filed a chargesheet against seven people, including former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, on Thursday in connection with alleged corruption in the award of a contract for a hydel project in Kishtwar district. CBI sources identified the other six accused as M S Babu, MD of Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd; board directors M K Mittal and Arun Kumar Mishra; private secretaries Virendra Rana and Kanwar Singh Rana; and a private person, Kanwaljit Singh Duggal. The CBI registered two cases in April 2022 following a request from the Jammu & Kashmir government over the allegations of malpractices related to i) the award of a contract of the J&K Employees' Health Care Insurance Scheme to private company and the release of about Rs 60 crore in 2017-18, and ii) the award of a Rs 2,200-crore civil work contract for Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project to a private firm in 2019. 'So far Satya Pal Malik was examined as a witness in the cases,' a CBI official said. In October 2021, two years after he demitted office as governor, Satya Pal Malik claimed he was offered Rs 300 crore in bribes to clear two files, including one related to a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader. Based on this allegation, the CBI registered two cases in the matter and conducted searches at 14 locations. The agency booked Anil Ambani's Reliance General Insurance Company and officials of Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt, among others, in the two cases. Since 2021, Malik has consistently spoken against the Narendra Modi government. It began with claims of corruption in the Kashmir hydel project and then sensational claims of the Centre deliberately failing to fix accountability in the Pulwama terrorist attack. Following Malik's allegations, J&K Lieutenant General Manoj Sinha said these were serious and that the administration had decided to hand over the probe in the case to the CBI. In the case related to the Kiru hydel project, the CBI FIR said an investigation had been conducted by the J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau and the power department in the matter. 'Perusal of these reports reveals that in the award of civil works package of Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project, guidelines regarding e-tendering were not followed and though a decision was taken in the 47th Board Meeting of CVPPPL for re-tender through e-tendering with reverse auction, after cancellation of ongoing tendering process, the same was not implemented and the tender was finally awarded to Patel Engineering,' the CBI said in its FIR. The project, whose cost is estimated to be Rs 4,287 crore, has been marred by allegations of substandard work and its failure to provide jobs to local unemployed youth, officials claimed. The ACB probe into the matter observed that the project's tender had been cancelled in the 47th board meeting of the CVPPPL but was revived in the 48th board meeting and awarded to Patel Engineering.
