CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS LIKELY TO VISIT FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF J&K SATYA PAL MALIK'S RESIDENCE IN ALLEGED BRIBERY CASE

On Friday, The CBI will question former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with its probe in the alleged insurance "scam" in the Jammu and Kashmir which came in front of everyone after his statement that he was offered bribes to clear related files, officials said.

Around 11.45 am, A CBI team arrived at the Som Vihar residence of Malik in the RK Puram area of Delhi to seek explication from him on his affirmation, they said.

Malik is not an accused or a suspect in the case so far, they said.

This is the second time in seven months that Malik, who has worked as the governor of various states, will be interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His statement was recorded in October last year after he finished his governor's responsibilities in the states of Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, and Meghalaya.

After the latest CBI notice to seek explanations from him, Malik had tweeted, "I have exposed the sins of some people by speaking the truth. Maybe that's why I have been called. I am the son of a farmer, I will not panic. I stand by the truth."

The CBI registered two FIRs in connection with the corruption allegations levelled by Malik in the awarding of contracts for a group medical insurance scheme for government employees, and civil work worth Rs 2,200 crore related to the Kiru hydroelectric power project in Jammu and Kashmir.

Malik had claimed he was offered a Rs 300-crore bribe for clearing two files during his tenure as the Jammu and Kashmir governor between August 23, 2018 and October 30, 2019.