LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday and Wednesday carried out searches across Lucknow, Noida and Prayagraj after a complaint from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) regarding an alleged Rs.6.5 crore fraudulent compensation scam linked to the Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project.

According to the complaint, IHBL, a joint venture of Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum executing the pipeline project, is responsible for releasing land compensation across Uttar Pradesh. The preliminary probe stated that the accused officials allegedly forged documents and created fake bank accounts to divert compensation meant for legitimate landowners.

The project, covering nearly 2,800 km across UP ...