Office searched at 3 a.m.; sensitive files photocopied: Vigilance official

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Rajasekhar, the latter alleged that his office was searched at 3 a.m. on Tuesday and that files related to ongoing probes might have been destroyed...

A Delhi government spokesperson said the matter will be probed but asked why Mr. Rajasekhar was in possession of the files after he had been divested of his duties...

Apart from the allegations related to the renovation of the CM house, Mr. Rajasekhar, as per sources, was involved with the investigation in various cases, including the alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, the feedback unit case and the alleged violation in publishing government advertisements. ..

In his letters to Delhi Chief Secretary and Secretary (Vigilance) on Tuesday, Mr. Rajasekhar said he is apprehensive that files in his office, including those related to the excise policy case and the CM house renovation, will be destroyed or might have been destroyed in due course of time...

Commenting on the matter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said, Breaking the lock of an officials office at night shows how scared Kejriwal is and proves that all corruption allegations against him are true..

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