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CBI raids Prannoy Roy's home, NDTV calls it 'witch-hunt'

PTI
Published : Jun 5, 2017, 11:17 am IST
Updated : Jun 5, 2017, 12:57 pm IST

CBI said the agency is carrying out searches at four places in the national capital and Dehradun.

NDTV founder Prannoy Roy. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)
 NDTV founder Prannoy Roy. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday searched the residence of NDTV founder Prannoy Roy in New Delhi and three other locations for allegedly causing losses to a private bank, a move termed by NDTV as a "witch-hunt" based on "same old" false accusations.

The agency has registered a case against Roy, his wife Radhika and RRPR Holdings for allegedly causing losses of Rs 48 crore to ICICI Bank, CBI sources said.

Also read: Centre rebuffs NDTV's 'witch-hunt' charge, says Govt doesn't interfere

They said the agency was conducting searches at four places in the national capital and Dehradun.

"This morning, the CBI stepped up the concerted harassment of NDTV and its promoters based on the same old endless false accusations," NDTV said in a statement.

It said NDTV and its promoters would fight tirelessly against this witch-hunt by multiple agencies.

"We will not succumb to these attempts to blatantly undermine democracy and free speech in India. We have one message to those who are trying to destroy the institutions of India and everything it stands for: we will fight for our country and overcome these forces," it said.

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