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Alok Verma vs Rakesh Asthana: What we know about the warring bosses of CBI

As crisis in the CBI continues, here's the background of the two top bosses who are at the centre of the infighting

CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana (left) and CBI Director Alok Verma
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CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana (left) and CBI Director Alok Verma were summoned by the Prime Minister’s Office

BS Web Team New Delhi
India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is witnessing an unprecedented crisis since the last few weeks.

The ongoing struggle between the two top bosses - Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana -  of the CBI escalated on Monday as the investigating agency conducted a raid on the 10th floor of its own headquarters in New Delhi.

The CBI on Monday also arrested its DSP Devender Kumar in connection with bribery allegations against its special Director Rakesh Asthana. 

The arrest comes a day after the CBI registered an FIR against Asthana, Kumar and two others. 

Rakesh Asthana, on

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