Hooda seeks copy of chargesheet, next hearing on September 20

PANCHKULA : Former Haryana chief minister (CM) Bhupinder Singh Hooda, through his counsel, moved an application in the special CBI court on Friday seeking ‘proper and complete documents’ of the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Manesar land scam case.

On February 2, the CBI had filed a chargesheet running into 80,000 pages against 34 persons, including Hooda, former Union Public Service Commission member Chhatar Singh, former principal secretaries Murari Lal Tayal and SS Dhillon and promoter of Gurugram-based real estate company ABW Builders Atul Bansal.

Hooda’s counsel SPS Parmar said, “It was argued that the CBI has not provided proper and complete documents pertaining to the chargesheet. We have asked for all the documents included in the challan. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for September 20.”

The CBI in its chargesheet has claimed that the government had issued notifications under the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring 912 acres in Manesar, Naurangpur and Lakhnoula villages in Gurugram district for an industrial model township.

Threatening farmers with acquisition, private builders, in connivance with public servants, reportedly purchased about 350 acres at throwaway rates.

The land, valued at more than ₹1,600 crore, was allegedly purchased for ₹100 crore.