New Delhi: In a countrywide operation, the CBI carried out searches at 110 locations in 19 states in connection with fresh cases related to alleged corruption, arms smuggling and criminal misconduct, officials said Tuesday. The CBI has registered 30 fresh cases, they said.
The operation is spread across Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Jammu, Srinagar, Pune, Jaipur, Goa, Raipur, Hyderabad, Madurai, Kolkata, Rourkela, Ranchi, Bokaro, Lucknow, Kanpur and other locations in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.
Details of cases in which the searches are being carried out is being kept secret till the operation gets over, the officials said.
This is second massive search operation by the agency in a week.
A similar operation was carried out last Tuesday against banking fraud accused.
The CBI last week carried out raids at over 50 places in 14 states and Union Territories.
Premises of 13 companies and bank officials across the country were searched for alleged bank frauds amounting to Rs 1,139 crore. (Agencies)
