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Watch | Has the Modi Government Compromised the CBI's Autonomy?

Arfa Khanum Sherwani asks if the government's policy of appointing favourites has put the CBI at risk.
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Oct 24 2018
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Arfa Khanum Sherwani asks if the government's policy of appointing favourites has put the CBI at risk.
File image of Rakesh Asthana. Photo: Video grab
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Rakesh Asthana, the second ranking official in the Central Bureau of Investigation, has been accused of taking bribes to settle a money laundering case against exporter Moin Qureshi. Arfa Khanum Sherwani asks if the government's policy of appointing favourites has put the CBI at risk.

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