The internal conflict in the CBI, between chief Alok Verma and de facto number 2 CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, escalated with the latter writing to the government about a ‘false FIR’ filed against him by his own organisation. Meanwhile, Asthana has written to the Centre stating that a false FIR had been lodged against him by the CBI. Alok Verma, the CBI Director, who is scheduled to remain in office till January next year, is engaged in a bitter fight with Special Director of the agency Rakesh Asthana and both sides have been levelling allegation against each other in public, a trend which is unheard-of in the history of 77 years of the organisation.

The internal conflict in the CBI, between chief Alok Verma and de facto number 2 CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, escalated with the latter writing to the government about a ‘false FIR’ filed against him by his own organisation. Meanwhile, Asthana has written to the Centre stating that a false FIR had been lodged against him by the CBI. Alok Verma, the CBI Director, who is scheduled to remain in office till January next year, is engaged in a bitter fight with Special Director of the agency Rakesh Asthana and both sides have been levelling allegation against each other in public, a trend which is unheard-of in the history of 77 years of the organisation.