CBI to Probe Rawat Sting on Centre and Uttarakhand Govt’s Request
The sting video shows Rawat’s secretary is negotiating bribe for alcohol licences.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to probe the case of sting operation against former chief minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat. The investigation agency started the probe after the Center and the Uttarakhand government requested CBI’s intervention.
In the sting operation video Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s personal secretary Mohammad Shahid was seen negotiating a bribery deal for alcohol licences has been released.
In the 15:14 long sting video, he can be seen sitting on a bed with four to five men discussing how Uttarakhand is a smaller state compared to Uttar Pradesh, and striking a deal like this can be risky.
A local scribe from Dehradun had conducted the sting, noting that he had been trying to film this for the last two months.
Rawat responded saying the IAS officer does not have the authority to make such negotiations and also needs to check if the sting is authentic.
The rebellious MLAs from Congress party alleged that Rawat was involved in the alleged excise scam.
A rebel Congress MLA Harak Singh Rawat had also said that the chief minister was trying to bribe the nine rebel Congress MLAs and few other BJP MLAs.
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