CBI Court Denies Clean Chit for Chintal Group CEO
CHANDIGARH: On Wednesday, the special CBI court in Panchkula denied a clean chit to D. Vasudevan, CEO of Chintal Group, and rejected his request to dismiss the charges against him. In his application, Vasudevan’s defense argued that the project was outsourced and executed by various agencies contracted by Chintal Group, thus absolving him of accountability. However, the judge, Rajiv Goyal, ruled that this argument—that Vasudevan’s responsibilities were confined to the administration and management of M/s Chintels India Private Limited—was not persuasive at this stage. Vasudevan maintained that his role as CEO involved overall project management, rather than daily oversight of…