New Delhi (May 16, 2017): India’s federal crime-fighting agency the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided and searched the homes of former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son around dawn this morning in a probe into suspected criminal misconduct related to approvals of investment deals.
The raids hints at escalation in pressure by federal investigators against Chidambaram, a senior leader of the opposition Congress party who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The CBI conducted searches at locations in the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram and Chennai, including the residence of Chidambaram’s son Karti there.
The raids were “in connection with criminal misconduct” in granting approval for foreign investment deals, a CBI spokesman said without giving further details.
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