Shake-up in CBI: 13 shifted including officer probing Asthana

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 24

Hours after the CBI chief and his second in command were sent on leave and a new officer put in charge, 13 CBI officials have been transferred. Those who have been shifted include another Gujarat cadre IPS officer, A K Sharma.

Among others who have been shifted include Dy SP, AK Bassi, Additional SP, S S Gurm, DIG Manish Kumar Sinha, DIG, ACB, Chandigarh, Tarun Gauba, DIGs Jasbir Singh, Sai Manohar, HoZ/JD Chandigarh zone, V Murugesan, HoZ/AC II and Amit Kumar,DIG/HoB.

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Interestingly, Bassi was probing the charges against Asthana while Sai Manohar a trusted aide of Alok Verma has been shunted out to Port Blair.

Meanwhile,  the CBi has clarified that none of its offices have been sealed. ``Its clarified that no office in CBI HQ has been sealed,' a CBI spokesman said. Earlier some reports had surfaced that offices of erstwhile Director Alok Verma and Special director, Rakesh Asthana inside the CBI HQ have been sealed.