New Delhi: The CBI on Monday raided NDTV founder Prannoy Roy’s residence here and registered a case against him and his wife for causing alleged loss to a bank.
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered the case against Roy, his wife Radhika Roy, a private company and others and conducted searches at Roy’s Greater Kailash-I residence in south Delhi.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case against Roy, his wife Radhika, a private company and others and conducted searches at the Roy’s Greater Kailash-I residence in south Delhi for causing alleged loss to a bank.
“Searches are being conducted today (Monday) at four places, including Delhi and Dehradun,” CBI spokesperson RK Gaur said
The case is linked to an alleged bank loan default.
The news network said in a strongly-worded statement that the CBI has “stepped up the concerted harassment of NDTV and its promoters based on the same old endless false accusations”.
“NDTV and its promoters will fight tirelessly against this witch-hunt by multiple agencies. We will not succumb to these attempts to blatantly undermine democracy and free speech in India,” the statement said.