Food Corporation of India 'corruption': CBI searches 50 locations; DGM arrested

The CBI on Wednesday launched a crackdown on alleged corruption in the Food Corporation of India, conducting searches at 50 locations in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi after arresting a DGM-ranked officer. The role of officials from technical assistants to executive directors in the FCI are under the agency's scanner. The searches were started after the arrest of a deputy general manager (DGM) in the FCI while taking a bribe of Rs 50,000.