The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not been able to start probe in more than ₹21,000 crore worth bank fraud cases in want of consent by five non-BJP ruled States including Maharashtra, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh in the last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on March 24.
“Out of the total 128 requests, involving bank frauds of ₹21,074.43 crore, a highest of 101 requests were pending with Maharashtra (involving amount of₹20,312.53 crore) during 2019 to 2022 (up to February 28, 2022),” it said.