Under Operation Kanak, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a massive crackdown on the Food Corporation of India (FCI) conducted searches at around 99 locations across the country and recovered cash amounting to Rs 1.03 crore and fixed deposit receipts of around Rs 3 crore along with property documents.
- ‘Kanak’ is also the local name for wheat in some parts of north India.
- The CBI booked 74 accused after a six-month long under- cover operation to identify suspects in a syndicate of officials, rice mill owners and middlemen, among others, who were allegedly indulging in corrupt practices.
