The CBI on Friday searched the Jodhpur home of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's brother Agrasen Gehlot and 16 other locations in three States in connection with alleged corruption related to the export of subsidised fertiliser meant for farmers. In its FIR, the CBI has named 15 persons, including Gehlot, and entities as accused in the FIR.
Over 60 officials of the CBI were engaged in searches at 17 locations in Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal, officials said.
A CBI team also reached Agrasen Gehlot's residence in Mandore, Jodhpur, to conduct searches.
The CBI has also named Deen Dayal Vohra, Amrit Lal Bandi, Brijesh Jairam Nath, Nitin Kumar Shah, Sunil Sharma and Praveen Saraf among others as accused in the FIR, they said.
Reacting to the development, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said he had recently sought an appointment with the Director of CBI and the ED and the Chairman of the Income Tax Department.
He said, "On June 13, time was sought, on 15 the case was registered, and on June 17 there were raids. What is this approach, it is beyond comprehension?"
"If I am active in Delhi or I participated in Rahul's movement then why revenge is taken from my brother. When there was a political crisis here in our government in 2020, at that time also the ED had raided my brother's place," Gehlot told reporters at the airport.
Gehlot was in Delhi for several days to participate in the Congress' protest against the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED in a money laundering case.