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Ibobi Singh had served the state as the chief minister between 2002 and March 2017 before Biren Singh-led coalition came to power. Biren, in a function yesterday, said that cases against those found innocent would be ultimately withdrawn.
Meanwhile, Manipur Police, led by SDPO A Ghanashyam Sharma, continued their search at the residence of former MDS project director Y Ningthem for the third consecutive day today. They have seized a number of files during the last three days.
Earlier, the acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court N Kotishwar passed an interim order on a plea of an anticipatory bail by Ibobi Singh. The court fixed September 20 for the next hearing of the anticipatory bail. The multi-crore scam surfaced after an FIR was lodged on September one against the former Manipur CM.
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The charges were denied by Ibobi Singh and others. Congress MLA N Loken Singh had termed the registration of the FIR against the former CM and other five bureaucrats as “political vendetta”.