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UP planning anti-corruption agency on the lines of CBI

UP planning anti-corruption agency on the lines of CBI: The Uttar Pradesh government intends to pass legislation that would give the state's criminal investigation unit powers similar to those of the Central Bureau of Investigation. According to Awanish Awasthi, additional chief secretary, the new law aims to strengthen the state's Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is currently led by a Director-General of Police-level officer. What that means and how the law will ultimately look will be known only after the law, which is still in it      Read More