Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday gave a clean chit to Opposition leader V.S Achuthanandan in the data centre case.
While hearing a plea filed by Chief Whip P.C George, the CBI informed the Kerala High Court that there was no corruption in the handing over of the State Data Centre to Reliance Company.
The Central agency also said in the court that the State exchequer had incurred no loss in the award of contract for the operation of the State Data Centre (SDC), which kept detailed information about all the government offices and officials, to Reliance Communications Limited
“There is no need for further probe into the case,” the CBI said.
The probe, which was handled by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, into the data centre case, had been handed over to CBI on February 14 as per Section 6 of Delhi Special Police Act (1946).
The deal took place in 2009 during the tenure of V.S. Achuthanandan as Chief Minister.