Four CBI SIs, accused of conducting fake raid in Chandigarh, dismissed from service

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested its four Sub-Inspectors on the charges of conducting fake search at an IT company in Chandigarh with an intention to extort money. 

All four have been dismissed from service, a CBI statement said. 

The agency conducted searches at the premises of the accused and said, "Incriminating documents recovered during searches are being scrutinized."

NewsDrum on Wednesday had reported that the four officials were initially detained by the Chandigarh police and handed over to the agency for further action. 

According to the complainant in the case, on May 10, six persons including the CBI officials entered his office and threatened him that he would be arrested for supporting and providing money to terrorists. 

The agency said it was further alleged that the accused forcefully took the complainant in a car and also demanded Rs.25 Lakh from him.

"As part of its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and other offences, not only in respect of those from outside but its own officials, CBI on receipt of the complaint immediately registered a case, identified its three other officials allegedly involved in the matter and effected their arrests.  Taking a serious note of this act on part of these delinquent officials, all four of them were dismissed from service," the agency statement added.