New Delhi The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to file a new set of FIRs in coal scam, implicating three companies.

The agency is preparing to register three fresh cases in connection with its probe related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of captive coal blocks between 1993 and 2004. Around 43 coal blocks were allocated during this period. The probe also includes coal blocks allocated during NDA’s tenure at the Centre. In its report, the CAG said the government extended windfall gains of R1.86 lakh crore to private players by distributing coal blocks without bidding.