The officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a fresh case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the ₹1,600 crore Gomti riverfront development project. The agency is conducting raids at 40 locations in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad, Lucknow and Agra.
This is the second probe initiated by the CBI in the project scam.
The central agency had first registered a case in the scam in December 2017 when UP CM Yogi Adityanath had ordered an inquiry by a retired High Court judge in the Gomti Riverfront Project.
The project was launched by the Akhilesh Yadav government for the beautification of the river Gomti and surrounding areas.
According to the CBI, accused public servants, without obtaining due permission from the government, signed an agreement with Strasbourg-based Aquatique Show for 55.95 lakh Euros for supply and design of musical fountain water show at Gomti river.