~Lavalin case: Vijayan listed as 9th accused by CBI~

Kochi: The CBI has sought permission from the Kerala High Court to arraign CPI(M) state secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan as ninth accused in the SNC Lavalin case relating to renovation and modernisation of three hydel projects in the state in late 1990s. In the progress report filed by the CBI Chennai unit DYSP, V Ashok Kumar, before the CBI Special court, here, it has been stated that Vijayan, a former Power minister, should be arraigned as the ninth accused. Claus Trendl, Senior Vice President of the Canadian firm SNC Lavalin, has been arraigned as the 11th accused and A Francis, former Joint secretary (power) as the 10th accused. There are totally 11 accused in the case. Among the other accused are: K Mohanachandran, Former Principal secretary (Power) and former Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Chairman, who is the first accused, G Rajashekharan Nair, former member (Accounts) (second accused) and P A Sidharthan Menon, former KSEB Chairman. During the course of investigation, Vijayan's involvement came to light apart from the other accused, CBI said in its report

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