Coal-block allocation: CBI files FIRs against 2 companies; crackdown in several cities

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed First Information Reports or FIRs against two private firms, who were allocated coal blocks between 2004 and 2009 by the government. Searches are also being conducted in 16 locations in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Satna, Jaipur, Rourkela and New Delhi.