The CBI is likely to register an FIR against Abdul Razaq, the nephew of a Lok Sabha MP, and others in connection with the alleged swindling of public money in the purchase of Tuna fish from a Lakshadweep Cooperative by a Sri Lankan company represented by him, officials said on June 28.
The CBI had collected documents during its joint surprise check with the vigilance department of the Union Territory islands during which it found incriminating documents related to the scam, they said.
A team of 25 officers under a DIG-rank officer had camped in the islands to carry out checks during which it emerged that public representatives and public servants colluded with each other to facilitate the export of Tuna fish, carrying an average international price of ₹400 per kg, procured from local fishermen through LCMF, to a Colombo-based company named SRT General Merchants which was represented by Mr. Razaq, the officials said.
