CBI tightens probe into gutka scam, grills manufacturer in Chennai

CBI tightens probe into gutka scam, grills manufacturer in Chennai The supply stated that the CBI had thrown questions at the gutka manufacturer and others apart from video-recording the technique. The scam that shook the state had come to light while the earnings tax officials raided the warehouse of the gutka manufacturer in Red Hills and confiscated a diary in 2016. The allegations were levelled against nation health minister C. Vijayabaskar, DGP T.K. Rajendiran, former Chennai police commissioner S. George and others after the names had been reportedly listed inside the diary, which had allegedly elaborated the significance of bribe given to the suspects to show a blind eye at the income of banned gutkha merchandise. The allegation is that the suspects had obtained nearly Rs forty crore. CBI had registered a case in May following the order of Madras excessive courtroom, which turned into later upheld with the aid of the apex courtroom. Deviating from its regular exercise of adopting the first facts record of the kingdom, the CBI had registered a fresh case against a few 'unknown officers' of valuable excise department and kingdom government. Following the revelation of the scam, the DVAC registered a case in September 2017 but could not report the price sheet earlier than the stipulated length of six months. DMK MLA J. Anbazhagan approached a Madras high court docket soliciting CBI probe into the case, to which the court docket had heeded. Dailyhunt https://www.zintro.com/profile/zie6f54330?ref=Zie6f54330