The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday searched the premises of Ramesh Abhishek, the then secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and then chairman of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), in an alleged disproportionate assets case against him and his daughter.
The agency has named Mr. Abhishek and his daughter, Vaneesa Abhishek, in the First Information Report (FIR), which has been instituted following a reference from the Lokpal on December 20, 2023.
A 1982-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official, Mr. Abhishek had taken the charge as FMC chief on September 21, 2012. In February 2016, he took over as DPIIT Secretary and had retired in July 2019.
