CBI raids nine locations across West Bengal to check illegal imports in India

New Delhi: In an anti-graft crackdown, the CBI on Tuesday carried out searches at nine locations across Kolkata, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal and Bihar in connection with alleged illegal imports in the country in collusion with customs officials. [caption id=“attachment_3545271” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. CNN-News 18[/caption] The CBI sources said the searches were carried out in connection with an FIR registered against deputy commissioner Navneet Kumar, appraiser Vicky Kumar and a private person Mohammed Naseeruddin. The deputy commissioner and the appraiser have already been suspended by the customs department. The searches are spread at seven locations in Kolkata, one in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal and one location in Bihar, they said. The case pertains to alleged illegal imports of goods by customs officials by evasion or part evasion of duty, thus causing loss to the government, they said.