LIVE Updates: Offices Of CBI Boss\, Deputy Sealed\, Interim Director To Take Over

Offices Of Warring CBI Chief And Deputy Sealed, Searched, Say Sources

M Nageshwara Rao, a joint director at the agency, has been appointed its interim director. M Nageshwara Rao is a 1986 batch IPS or Indian Police Service officer from the Odisha cadre, and supersedes Rakesh Asthana.

All India | Edited by | Updated: October 24, 2018 08:47 IST
Offices Of Warring CBI Chief And Deputy Sealed, Searched, Say Sources

CBI chief Alok Verma (pictured here) and Rakesh Asthana's offices have been sealed (File Photo)

New Delhi: 

Over the infighting in CBI, the country's top investigating agency's director, Alok Verma, along with Special Director Rakesh Asthana, have been sent on leave. M Nageshwara Rao, a joint director at the agency, has been appointed its interim director. M Nageshwara Rao is a 1986 batch IPS or Indian Police Service officer from the Odisha cadre, and supersedes Rakesh Asthana.

The move caps week-long turmoil that began with chief Alok Verma filing a case against his deputy, accusing him of bribery in an investigation. Rakesh Asthana yesterday took the CBI to court, asking for the charges to be cancelled and for protection against arrest.

Meanwhile, the offices of both Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana have been sealed and all officers working with the CBI director have been sent on leave. The 10th and 11th floor of the CBI office in Delhi, which has the rooms of all these officers, are being raided, say sources.

The government's order followed a recommendation by the country's top vigilance officer, Chief Vigilance Commissioner, that the CBI's warring top two be sent on compulsory wait, stripped of all responsibilities.

Here are the LIVE Updates over the on-going developments amid the CBI tussle:

 


Oct 24, 2018
08:43 (IST)
Appointment letter of M Nageshwara Rao as CBI interim CBI chief

Oct 24, 2018
08:43 (IST)
Amid CBI raids and new appointment of chief, lawyer activist Prashant Bhushan says "as feared & suspected"
Prashant Bhushan in a tweet termed the appointment of M Nageshwara Rao as interim director at the CBI "totally illegal".
Oct 24, 2018
08:36 (IST)
M Nageshwara Rao appointed interim CBI director
Amid the infighting at CBI headquarters, and a raid which occurred this morning, the centre has appointed M Nageshwara Rao as the agency's interim head.
Oct 24, 2018
08:32 (IST)
CBI building has been sealed
CBI building has been sealed. Neither staff nor outsiders are being allowed, according to news agency PTI.
The 10th and 11th floor of the CBI office in Delhi, which has the rooms of all these officers, are being raided, say sources.
Oct 24, 2018
08:31 (IST)
Offices of warring CBI chief Alok Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana sealed, being searched, say sources
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