New Delhi - An Indian court on Wednesday summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as one of the accused in an investigation into illegal government coal mine allocations, reports and an official said.
Singh faces allegations of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and corruption-related offences, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said.
India's Supreme Court ruled last year that there were "legal flaws" in the government's procedure for awarding nearly 220 coal blocks in India, which relies on the fuel for two-thirds of its power generation.