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Judicial custody of Pradeep Shukla extended in NRHM scam case

Ghaziabad, May 29 :  A special CBI court today extended till May 31 the judicial custody of senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla, arrested for his alleged role in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam.Shukla

judicial custody of pradeep shukla extended in nrhm scam case judicial custody of pradeep shukla extended in nrhm scam case
Ghaziabad, May 29 :  A special CBI court today extended till May 31 the judicial custody of senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla, arrested for his alleged role in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam.



Shukla was arrested on May 10 by the CBI for alleged bungling in upgradation of 89 district hospitals under the NRHM programme, causing a loss of nearly Rs 22.5 crore to the exchequer.

55-year-old Shukla was held from Lucknow airport while he was going to Delhi for some treatment.

On May 17, the special CBI court had remanded the 1981-batch IAS officer from UP cadre in judicial custody till May 28.

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