New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided several places across the country in cases of bank fraud. A senior CBI official said that the agency took action at about 169 locations across the country in recent cases of more than Rs 7,000 crore of bank fraud. The raids include the destinations of Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

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The officer has said that the CBI has registered about 35 cases related to more than Rs 7,000 crore cases of bank fraud. However, the officer did not disclose the names of the banks or the accused related to the cases. This is not the first time that the Central Investigation Agency has conducted such a massive raid. A few months ago, the agency had conducted raids in cases of bank fraud.

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Among the cases where CBI has taken this action, SEL Manufacturing has Rs 113.55 crore in Bank of Maharashtra, Advance Surfactants Rs 118.49 crore in SBI, SKY Knit worth 42.16 crores in Dena Bank, on behalf of Krishna Knitwear Technology in Canara Bank. 27 crore involved in the case of rigging. CBI has also registered a case of bank fraud against the directors and promoters of all these companies.

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