CBI vs CBI: Four suspected IB men arrested outside Alok Verma’s home

At least four men suspected to be from Intelligence Bureau (IB) were arrested outside exiled CBI chief, Alok Verma’s home in Delhi on Thursday morning, for allegedly lurking around the building suspiciously.

The men were caught by his security personnel and taken inside. According to the sources, the police have been called in and the men are being questioned. However, as per a report in NDTV,  unconfirmed reports suggest that the men belonged to Intelligence Bureau and were keeping a watch on Verma.

#WATCH: Earlier visuals of two of the four people (who were seen outside the residence of #AlokVerma) being taken for questioning. #CBI #Delhi pic.twitter.com/2KnqNfrnH0

— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2018

Notably, CBI director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana have been sent on leave on Wednesday in the midst of an internal rift over bribery allegations against the latter.

It is alleged that Asthana took Rs 3 crore bribe from Satish Rana, who has in the past been on CBI radar after being associated with a meat exporter, Moin Qureshi. The CBI on October 15, booked Asthana in a bribery case. However, Asthana said that it was Verma and not him, who had accepted and received the money.

Asthana, later moved to High court claiming that the agency cannot arrest him simply based on the FIR they have filed. The court has given him an interim relief, a period during which CBI cannot arrest him.

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