The genesis of the troubles could be traced back to September, 2016 when the then Director, CBI was scheduled to retire. RK Datta, the senior-most Special Director, a tried and tested hand with long experience, was on the cusp of succeeding him. On October 15, the CBI registered a regular case against its own Special Director allegedly for accepting a huge bribe from someone under investigation. The present crisis owes a lot to this diarchic arrangement in the CVC Act of 2003. Author is former Joint Director, CBI

Source: dna December 18, 2018 01:30 UTC