JSPL Slumps 14% After CBI Files Case on Coal Mining

Shares in Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) slumped nearly 14 per cent to a day low of Rs 128 on Monday after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a fresh case against the company for alleged irregularities in procuring coal blocks.

The CBI has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against JSPL for allegedly mining beyond the approved area and excess coal mining in the Gare Palma IV/1 block, allocated to JSPL in June 1996 for production of sponge iron.

Including today's fall, JSPL stocks have fallen over 37 per cent in last one month. Earlier the Supreme Court had cancelled coal block allocations made to the company due to which the stock had witnessed huge selloff.

As of 10 a.m. JSPL shares traded 8.8 per cent lower at Rs 135 a piece underperforming the Nifty which was up 1.3 per cent.

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