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Lottery Scam: Karnataka orders CBI probe
Lottery Scam: Karnataka Orders CBI Probe. Three days after suspending a top IPS officer for his alleged involvement in the illegal lottery scam, Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to hand over the case to CBI for investigation.
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Bengaluru: Three days after suspending a top IPS officer for his alleged involvement in the illegal lottery scam, Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to hand over the case to CBI for investigation.
"We have decided to hand over the case to CBI. Let them investigate and give us a report. Based on the report they submit we will take action," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
The announcement came as the Opposition BJP and JDS mounted pressure on the government to hand over the multi- crore scam to CBI for a fair and transparent probe to bring out alleged involvement of senior officials and politicians.
Alok Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police (West- Bengaluru), was on Saturday suspended as he personally knew Pari Rajan, said to be the kingpin in the scam, and also had allegedly interfered in the investigation process.
Criminal Investigation Department is currently probing the case, and had submitted a interim report to the state government on the basis of which Kumar was suspended.
Noting that the procedures would be completed tomorrow, Siddaramaiah said, "CBI can investigate either prior to 2007 or after 2007, we are not going to restrict them."
Hitting out at the Opposition for casting aspersions on the government, he said, "We are legally, morally within the bounds of law... Within the bounds of moral values."
