Adarsh scam: Hard disk to prepare note-sheet missing, says CBI

The CBI today told a court, hearing the Adarsh Housing scam case, that a computer hard disk used by urban development department officers (UDD) in preparing a note-sheet of the building was not traceable.

The disclosure by the agency comes days after a significant file connected with the case went missing from the ministry of environment and forest in New Delhi.

The court also extended CBI's custody of all the accused till May 18. All the accused have moved a bail application and the CBI is likely to file its reply on May 18.

The CBI had arrested three Maharashtra government officials ten days back in the case.

The agency told a magisterial court that nine computers, used for preparing various notings/correspondence of Adarsh Society, were identified in Mantralaya at the instance of the accused.

Another computer identified by the clerk in Mantralaya was found without a hard disk, the agency said.

The CBI said the accused - desk officer Gurudatt Wajpe, assistant town planner NN Narvekar and clerk of principal secretary of UDD Waman Rawool, all officials of the state urban development department, need to be investigated to find the whereabouts of the hard disk.

The defence lawyers said that CBI custody of the accused was not required to trace the hard disk and sought judicial custody.

However, the court extended CBI's custody of all the accused till May 18.