Court orders CBI probe into Kerala lottery scam
May 24th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANSKochi, May 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday gave its nod for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee lottery scam in the state.
There are allegations against agents of Bhutan and Sikkim lotteries that they siphoned off Rs.80,000 crore in the last four years by violating tax laws and diverting unclaimed prize money.
The division bench headed by Chief Justice J. Chelameswar gave the direction for a CBI probe on a petition filed by Congress leader V.D. Sateeshan.
The court gave the order after the central government, represented by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, agreed for a CBI probe.
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