New Delhi: Minutes after transfer of Joint Director V Murugesan was reported, the CBI issued a fresh order stating that he would continue to be in-charge of probe against Special Director Rakesh Asthana, officials said on Friday. The agency had issued an order on Friday transferring Murugesan from Anti-Corruption wing which was probing the case against Asthana to Economic Offences wing.
Within minutes the transfer was reported in the media, the agency issued a subsequent order stating that Murugesan will continue to “supervise” case against Special Director Rakesh Asthana, officials in the know of development told PTI.
The earlier order accessed by PTI shows that Murugesan, who was deputed by Director (in-charge) M Nageswara Rao to lead the investigation against Asthana, was transferred as part of efforts to give an “impetus to expeditious completion of coal scam cases”.
The order also said that Murugesan was “bogged down” by additional charge of Joint Director AC(HQ)-I zone, which being a “heavy zone” takes away much of his “time and attention”.Murugesan’s charge has now been given to Joint Director G K Goswami, who in addition to his responsibility of the Lucknow zone will also look after AC (HQ)-I zone, where a case against Asthana is registered. The order also states that another Joint Director Vineet Vinayak looking after anti-corruption wing, Delhi Zone, has been transferred. His charge has now been given to additional director Praveen Sinha.