The Army Chief has indicated a CBI probe into alleged illegal transfer of prime defence land in Mumbai's Kandivali to a private firm. General V.K. Singh said, Defence Minister A.K. Antony is examining the report submitted by Southern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pradeep Khanna.The Defence Ministry sources said, the report has argued that the land was given away without the consent of the Defence Ministry. The one-acre plot of land now houses a 400 resident apartment block. The plot of land was part of the 13.28 acres that the Defence Estates had taken on a lease. A former minister and an ex-Army chief are likely to come under the government's scanner.AIR correspondent reports, the one-acre land belonging to Maharashtra government was on lease with the Central Ordnance Depot since 1942 and in 2008 its custody was transferred to a private firm on the orders of the Army's Mumbai area commander Major General R.K. Hooda and the then army chief. The alleged illegal transfer had come to light last year soon after the reports on the Adarsh Housing Society controversy, where former army chiefs Deepak Kapoor and N.C. Vij and navy ex-chief Madhavendra Singh's names cropped up as beneficiaries. The Adarsh Society case has also been handed over to CBI to investigate the role of all defence officials and civilians in the matter.