6 years, 4 months ago

CBI refuses to disclose records on how lookout circular against Vijay Mallya was changed

The CBI had issued LOC against Mallya calling for his detention if he intends to leave the country or arrive here from abroad but in a surprise move it was diluted asking the immigration authorities to merely inform the agency in case of his travel. New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has refused to disclose records pertaining to dilution of a lookout circular against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused of loan default of over Rs 9,000 crore, citing ongoing investigation. In response to a Right to Information application filed by Pune-based Vihar Durve, the agency has cited section 8 of the act to deny the information. The then CBI director Anil Sinha was not kept in the loop about the change in the nature of LoC which was done by an SP-ranked officer on the verbal instructions of a joint director officer of the agency, according to government sources.

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