CBI raid in TN Health Minister among 40 others

Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and Director General of Police T K Rajendra’s houses were among the 40 locations raided by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore ‘gutka scam’ in Chennai.

According to reports, properties of food safety department and sales tax officials were also raided by the central investigating agency on Wednesday.The raids started around 7 am on Wednesday.

During the raids, the department had seized a diary containing names of those who had been allegedly paid by the ‘gutka’ manufacturers.The case was sent to the CBI by the Madras High Court in April 2018 on the plea of a DMK leader.