NEW DELHI: CBI today carried out searches at 20 locations including the residences of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in a case of alleged irregularities in acquisition of land in Gurgaon in which farmers were cheated to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.
The search operation also covered the residential premises of UPSC member Chattar Singh who was then Additional Private Secretary to Hooda, CBI sources said.
Besides Hooda’s residence in Rohtak and Chandigarh, the premises of IAS officers–Additional Transport Secretary Haryana, S S Dhillon (then Director Town and country Planning), the then Principal Secretary of Hooda, M L Tayal (now retired)–were also searched in the operation spread across multiple cities, they said.
During the searches at Hooda’s residence, CBI has found “fund transaction details worth crores of rupees” which are being scrutinized by the agency.
The sources said the agency team also searched premises of ABW Infrastructure Limited, its founder Director Atul Bansal in Rajokri and his brother Amit Bansal in Gurgaon was also covered in the operation resulting in the recovery of 22 items of forensic importance. (AGENCIES)
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