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Probe into graft charges against ex-ministers completed: UP

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Press Trust of India Bareilly (UP)
Inquiry against five ministers of the erstwhile Mayawati government, facing charges of corruption and possession of disproportionate assets, has been completed and charge sheets filed, a special director of the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment said.

Additional Director General of Police (Vigilance) Mahendra Modi, who was here to attend a private function, told reporters last evening that inquiry against the five ministers -- Chandradeo Ram Yadav, Ram Asrey, Ram Achal Rajbhar, Babu Singh Kushwaha and Rangnath Mishra -- has been completed and charge sheets filed.

He said inquiry against two other former ministers -- Naseemuddin Siddiqui and Rakeshdhar Tripathi -- was underway and would be completed soon after which a report would be submitted to the state government.

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First Published: Nov 09 2014 | 1:40 PM IST

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