The CBI has questioned DGP (Elections) Ashutosh Shukla in connection with the sensational gutkha scam. The quizzing followed an entry of payment made to the Commissioner of Police when Mr. Shukla headed the Chennai Police for 25 days in May 2016 during the then Assembly elections. According to sources in the agency, Mr. Shukla was examined on April 8 in his office at the Prison Department headquarters where he was the DGP of Prisons. Confirming to The Hindu that he was examined by the CBI, Mr. Shukla said he was informed by DGP/Head of Police Force T.K. A couple of days after the CBI examined him, the Election Commission of India posted him as DGP (Elections) to supervise the conduct of the Lok Sabha and the by-elections.

Source: The Hindu May 11, 2019 10:39 UTC