Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- A CBI court on Wednesday received sanction to prosecute Enforcement Directorate officer Vishal Deep in connection with the Himachal scholarship scam. The prosecution sanction has been accorded by principal commissioner of customs (general), Mumbai, zone 1, Rajan Chaudhery, and Punjab National Bank's general manager (HRD) at New Delhi head office Amarendra Kumar. Both have been made prosecution witnesses in the case.

While passing the order, the court stated, "Sanction orders in respect of accused Vikas Deep and Vishal Deep be taken on record and the name of (above mentioned) witnesses be included in the list of prosecution witnesses."

The case has now been adjourned to September 5.

According to the FIR registered ...