The CBI has taken over the investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 1,500 crore Gomti river front development project in Lucknow by registering an FIR against eight engineers, officials said today. The Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh had constituted an inquiry into the beautification project of the Gomti river front carried out by the former Samajwadi Party government. The Adityanath government wanted the matter referred to the CBI, which took over the investigation yesterday. It asked for an investigation into irregularities committed with a "criminal intent" in the implementation of the 'Gomti River Channelization Project' and the 'Gomti River Front Development' by the state's Department of Irrigation. Gulesh Chandra, Shiv Mangal Yadav, Akhil Raman and Roop Singh Yadav have now retired, officials said.

Source: Economic Times December 01, 2017 09:11 UTC