Srinagar: The CBI is scheduled to interrogate former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday in connection with the investigation into the alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory. The scam came to light after Malik's statement that he was offered a bribe to approve files related to it. CBI officials have told that a team of the agency reached Satyapal Malik's Som Vihar residence in RK Puram area of ​​the capital Delhi at around 11.45 am to question him on his claims.
The official said that Malik is not yet an accused or suspect in the case. Tell that, this is the second time in 7 months that CBI will interrogate Malik, who was the governor of different states. The statement of Satyapal, who had served as governor in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa and Meghalaya, was recorded in October last year. After the latest notice of inquiry by CBI, Satyapal Malik tweeted with the hashtag 'CBI', in which he wrote, "I have exposed the sins of some people by speaking the truth. May be that is why I have been summoned. I am a farmer's son, I will not panic. I stand with the truth."
The CBI had registered two FIRs in connection with Malik's allegations of corruption in the award of contracts for a group medical insurance scheme for government employees and in construction works worth Rs 2,200 crore related to the Kiru hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik had claimed that he was offered a bribe of Rs 300 crore to clear two files during his tenure as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir between August 23, 2018 and October 30, 2019. He is being interrogated by the CBI in this regard, however, Malik is neither an accused nor a suspect in the case. Rather, Malik could be the man who leads the CBI to the main culprit.
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