CBI raids 4 premises in loan fraud case, including BSP MLA’s firm

Agencies

Noida/Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday carried out searches at four locations in a Rs 754.25-crore loan fraud case, including at a company linked to Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari, officials said.

A CBI official said that raids were on at four locations in Noida and Lucknow

A CBI official said that raids were on at four locations in Noida and Lucknow.

He said, the premises of Gangotri Enterprises, Ajit Pandey, Vinay Shankar Tiwari, Ritu Tiwari and, Royal Empire Marketing Pvt ltd were raided by the agency following registration of a case by the CBI.

Tiwari is an MLA from Gorakhpur’s Chillupar constituency. He owns Gangotri Enterprises.

Tiwari is son of former state Minister Hari Shankar Tiwari.