The Vigilance department had charged Rashmi Metaliks and its owner Sanjay Patwari and officials of Mining department for illegal and un-authrosied transportation of iron ore.
According to the FIR filed by the agency six persons were charged under Prevention of Corruption Act and violations of Mines and Mineral Act for corruption and illegal transportation of around 30,000 metric tonne iron ore from several mines through Railways.
“Sanjay Patwari, Director of the Rashmi Metaliks submitted thee applications for transportation of iron ore from Roida-1 iron ore mine of MIS ltd to Belkundi Railways siding in which he has intentionally and dishonestly mentioned a false license number 46872 dated August 10, 2007…Out of three applications one application was unsigned,” said the FIR, detailing the modus operandi of illegal transportation of minerals from the state by private operators in connivance with officials of Mining Department.
The charges filed including theft and stealing of minerals says such covert operations were occurred in Nuagon Minies and Unchabali mines also by the same accused persons and the private company. “Thus it is disclosed that mining officials like Ramesh Mahalik, Routray Murmu, Girish Bose and Prasanna Kumar Das of the office of Deputy Director, Mines, Joda in connivance with Sanjay Patwari of Rashmi Metaliks by abusing their official position, showed undue favour to the company recommended and issued permit in favour of the private company for transaction of irnone ore through the firm was not having valid license for trading iron ore,” said the FIR, accusing pecuniary benefit of more than Rs.Six core in the illegal deal.