New Delhi, Nov.05 (HS): In order to investigate the bank fraud cases worth Rs 7,000 crore properly, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out searches at over 169 locations a road the country involving 35 cases.
A close CBI sources in Delhi said, the agency is conducting searches at around 169 places across the country including in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Dadra and Nager Haveli, releated to 35 bank fraud cases.
The official said that the agency has registered around 35 cases related to bank frauds involving more than Rs. 7,000 crore. The official, however, initially did not reveal the names of the banks and the accused involved in the case.
This is not the first time that the central probe agency has carried out such massive search operation. In the last few months, the agency has carried massive search operation in bank fraud cases across the country, it may be noted.