The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will start an inquiry into allotment of 195 coal blocks to captive miners including state government entities. The inquiry will cover the period starting 1993. Our correspondent reports, the Central Vigilance Commission has referred the matter to CBI after a group of seven members of Parliament had written to it seeking inquiry into the allotment process. Coal block allotments during the rule of National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, besides UPA’s first tenure, will come for scrutiny. CBI is already conducting investigation into allotment of 67 coal blocks that were referred by CVC earlier. Based on these investigations, CBI has registered seven cases. Investigators have already questioned Arvind Jayaswal and Manoj Jayaswal, directors of AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Limited, for two consecutive days. Although CBI has not named any government official in the FIRs, senior officials of power ministry, coal ministry and chief secretaries of state governments who were part of the screening committee are also under the scanner for recommending companies for allocation of coal blocks. CBI has alleged of criminal conspiracy between private companies and government officials in the case.