Ex-Union Minister Dilip Ray Gets 3-Year Jail Term In Coal Scam Of 1999
For the Jharkhand coal block scam in 1999, former Union Minister Dilip Ray has been given 3-year jail term by a special CBI court. Besides, two government officials have also been sentenced the same. Reportedly, an FIR was registered against Ray in September 2012 by CBI on the grounds of irregularities in 'coal block allocations'. He has served as Minister of State in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee regime.