The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted searches at 16 locations across five cities in connection with a case alleging irregularities in the award of ₹2,200 crore civil works related to the Kiru hydro-electric power project in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The searches were carried out in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Jammu and Srinagar, on the premises of associates of the main accused persons, middlemen and others,” said an official, adding that two of the alleged middlemen were Vijay Gupta (Jammu) and Amarendra Kumar Singh (Delhi). The premises of one chartered accountant, Rakesh Gupta, Rupen Patel of Patel Engineering Limited (Mumbai) and its three employees were also searched, according to an agency source.