The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR and conducted searches at premises allegedly linked to former senior officials, including retired IAS officers Mr. Anil Tuteja (2003 batch) and Mr. Alok Shukla (1986 batch), as well as former Advocate General Mr. Satish Chandra Verma. The case pertains to alleged efforts to influence legal proceedings related to the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam and a related case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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On April 16, after taking over the investigation from the Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW), the CBI registered the FIR against Mr. Tuteja, who had served as joint secretary; Mr. Shukla, then principal secretary; and Mr. Verma. The agency also conducted searches at various locations connected to the accused, recovering what it described as incriminating documents.
According to the FIR, the accused allegedly abused their official positions to interfere with ongoing investigations in the 2015 NAN case registered by the EOW/Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Raipur, and the ED case initiated in 2019, which stemmed from the same matter. These events reportedly occurred during the tenure of the previous Congress-led government in Chhattisgarh (2019–2023).
The ED had filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), based on the FIR and chargesheet submitted by the Chhattisgarh ACB/EOW in connection with the alleged scam.
The FIR further claims that digital evidence seized by the Income Tax Department indicated that the accused made multiple attempts to obstruct the legal process. They allegedly extended undue benefits to Mr. Verma to improperly influence public duties and secure anticipatory bail for themselves in both the ED and EOW/ACB cases.
Additionally, the FIR alleges that to support their bail applications, the accused manipulated documents related to procedural and departmental matters involving senior officers of the State Economic Offences Investigation Bureau. They also allegedly altered official replies meant to be submitted in the High Court in connection with the NAN case.
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