Firm linked to ex-CBI interim director Nageswara Rao's wife raided in Kolkata

A day before Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's scheduled questioning by CBI sleuths, the city police Friday conducted raids on two properties of a non-banking finance company, allegedly linked to the agency's former interim director Nageswara Rao's wife, a senior police officer said.

The raids were conducted in two offices of Angela Mercantiles Pvt. Ltd. -- one in the city and the other in adjoining Salt Lake -- as part of the city police's probe into an old complaint lodged at the Bowbazar Police Station, the officer said.

A team of around 30 police officers raided the two offices, allegedly linked to Rao's wife Mannem Sandhya, he said.

"There have been a series of transactions between the company and Mannem Sandhya. We are looking into the matter," the police officer said.

In a statement, Rao, who is currently the additional director of CBI, said, "I deny the linkage of this firm with my family members as reported by some media outlets today."

"In light of certain ...