December 31, 2025 09:09 am (IST)
Court convicts JIPL, two Directors in coal scam case
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS) In the first judgement in the coal scam, a special court on Monday convicted Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors RS Rungta and RC Rungta in a case of irregularities in allotment of a coal block in the state to the firm, reports said.
Delivering his judgement, Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar held the company and its two directors guilty of the offences under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC.
The court ordered that RS Rungta and RC Rungta, who were out on bail, be taken into custody and said it will announce the quantum of sentence on March 31.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Final goodbye to Khaleda Zia: Jaishankar flies to Dhaka for funeral
Wed, Dec 31 2025
NRI dies in accidental gun discharge at home in Punjab’s Firozepur
Tue, Dec 30 2025
'Artistic freedom': India pushes back after China slams Salman Khan starrer Battle of Galwan
Tue, Dec 30 2025
India-Pakistan armed conflict possible in 2026, US think tank flags ‘moderate risk’
Tue, Dec 30 2025
Kavach 4.0 launched on Vadodara–Ahmedabad route: Rail travel gets a high-tech safety upgrade
Tue, Dec 30 2025
'With her death…': Taslima Nasreen revisits book bans, free speech battle under Khaleda Zia after ex-Bangladesh PM's death
Tue, Dec 30 2025
‘Deeply concerned’: PM Modi urges diplomacy after alleged Ukrainian drone strike on Putin’s residence
Tue, Dec 30 2025
