Delhi court grants bail to Naveen Jindal, others in coal scam related case
New Delhi, Oct 15 : A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to industrialist and Congress leader Naveen Jindal and 14 others, accused of money laundering in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block.
Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and one surety of the like amount.
Besides Jindal, those granted relief are Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's then adviser Anand Goel, Mumbai's Essar Power Ltd's Executive Vice-Chairman Sushil Kumar Maroo, Nihar Stocks Ltd's Director BSN Suryanarayan, Mumbai-based KE International's Chief Financial Officer Rajeev Aggarwal and Gurgaon-based Green Infra's Vice-President Siddharth Madra.
Those arrayed as accused also include K Ramakrishna Prasad, Rajiv Jain and Gyan Swaroop Garg.
The case filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) pertains to the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand.
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Sirens sound in Bahrain; residents urged to take shelter, drone intercepted in Saudi Arabia
Manama/Riyadh: Sirens were sounded across parts of Bahrain, with authorities urging citizens and residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe place.
In a message posted on X, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said, “The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Al-Kharj governorate.
The developments come after Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform for Emergency Cases issued alerts warning of potential danger in the Riyadh and al-Kharj regions.
