The CBI has registered a corruption case against the district magistrate of Bihar’s Aurangabad, Kanwal Tanuj, and others, officials said on Saturday.
The case pertains to alleged irregularities in acquisition of land in the Nabinagar area in the district for a power plant by Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company ltd (BRBCl), a subsidiary of NTPC ltd, they said.
The agency today carried out searches at the residence of the district magistrate in connection with the case.
According to a CBI FIR, registered yesterday, about seven acres of land was illegally acquired by the accused.
A different person, who has since died, was shown as the owner of the land.
It was revealed that C Shiv Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, BRBCl, Nabinagar, had entered a criminal conspiracy with Tanuj, unidentified officers of the company, district administration and Gopal Prasad Singh, who has died, the CBI claimed.
According to the FIR, Tanuj, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, forged documents and showed Singh as the owner of the land.
