India, May 28 -- The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) on Tuesday filed its charge sheet in connection with irregularities in the District Mineral Fund (DMF) in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, alleging that the officials did not select vendors on merit but their willingness to pay bribes.

Among the state government officials named in EOW's 6,000-page charge sheet are former Korba collector Ranu Sahu, former deputy secretary at then chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's office Saumya Chaurasia, and Maya Warrior, assistant commissioner at the Tribal Development Department.

The other accused include Suryakant Tiwari, an influential businessman in the coal industry, Maya Warrior, assistant commissioner, Tribal Development Dept and several vendors and co...