The judicial custody of Yadav Singh, former chief engineer of Noida Authority, has been extended for three days till March 29 by a special CBI court on Saturday.
Singh was produced in the court of special CBI judge G Sridevi after his earlier 14-day judicial custody ended on March 26. “The court has extended the judicial custody of Yadav Singh till 29 March,” said CBI officials. Singh has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a massive tenders scam during his tenure in Noida.
The CBI had registered a case on July 30, 2015, against Yadav Singh, the then chief engineer, and other unknown persons under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act for corrupt practices in laying of underground cables worth Rs9,202 lakh (approx) and other charges, following the July 16 order of the lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Police had registered an FIR on June 12, 2012, alleging he had had entered into criminal conspiracy with unknown private people/firms and awarded various contracts without following the laid down procedures and thereby caused undue pecuniary gain to the tune of crores of rupees to private firms and himself.