CBI searches 26 locations in Border Roads Organisation fund misappropriation case
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📌 Summary:
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The CBI carried out searches at 26 locations across 11 States and Union Territories in four separate cases of alleged misappropriation of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) funds
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Searches covered Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance — probity, transparency and accountability in agencies handling strategic border infrastructure funds
📝 Prelims Facts:
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BRO (Border Roads Organisation) functions under the Ministry of Defence and builds strategic road infrastructure in border areas
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CBI derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
🔑 Key Term: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) — executes road construction and maintenance in India's border regions and friendly foreign countries; key to border infrastructure and troop mobility
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