Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sought the file in connection with the ongoing probe against the Mining Minister, Gyatri Prajapati. lokayukta Justice (retd), NK Mehrotra, who is investigating the case, tightened noose around the Minister. The State ombudsman is likely to send his recommendation against Prajapati to the Chief Minister.
Sources confirmed that Mehrotra had sent notices to district police chief of lucknow and Amethi in order to wind up the probe against Mining Minister Gyatri Prajapati, and his aides. He also directed them to serve the notices against the suspected members of the ‘Syndicate’ working at behest of the Minister and in whose name’s, Prajapati alleged to have diverted his illegal wealth.
Sources said that besides serving notices to politicians, journalists, and other senior officials who were running a ‘syndicate’ of illegal mining in Sonebhadra, Mehrotra also served notices to Prajapati’s aides, Ram Sahai, Pintu Yadav, Vikas Verma, Jitendra Prajapati, Gudda etc asking them to appear before him on Thursday and Friday.