CBI files 2nd FIR in Gomti project case

New Delhi, July 5

The CBI today registered a second FIR against 16 officials and 173 private individuals and entities (contractors) in a case pertaining to Rs 1,437-crore Gomti riverfront development project in Lucknow, which was undertaken during the tenure of the previous Samajwadi Party government in UP.

The first FIR has already covered work orders worth over Rs 1,031 crore relating to the project, agency officials said.

Akhilesh Yadav was the CM then and the Assembly poll in UP are due to take place next year. After the FIR, the CBI sleuths conducted raids at 42 locations across three states. — TNS