New Delhi: The CBI has transferred the investigating officer in the ICICI Bank case as its ‘discreet inquiry’ suggested his role in leaking information related to searches, officials said, Sunday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra was transferred to Ranchi, a day after filing the FIR in the case against former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak and Videocon group MD Venugopal Dhoot, January 22, they said.
The agency had carried out searches at multiple locations after the charge of the case was given to new Investigating officer Mohit Gupta, the officials further informed. Justifying the transfer, the CBI pinned the blame on Mishra for keeping the preliminary enquiry pending without any reasons.
Immediately after the registration of the case, the searches were proposed. However, it was suspected that there was a possibility of information regarding searches being leaked, the officials claimed.
“A discreet inquiry was conducted and role of Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra was strongly suspected. Hence he has been transferred pending detailed inquiry in the matter, being serious,” said another official.
PTI
