BHOPAL: The CBI team which is in Gwalior to investigate Vyapam scam has accused state government of non-cooperation. Two months after the probe was handed over to CBI, the agency does not have a proper office in the city to carry out its operations.

On Wednesday, deputy superintendent of police, CBI told Gwalior bench of high court that water resources department has locked 2 rooms of its four-room rest house given to them as office. Now, CBI has been asked to move out and open an office in Tighra, a dam site 30 kms from the city.

During hearing of a Vyapam case, when DSP CBI Rajeev Chandola told these problems to a division bench of justice UC Maheshweri and SK Gupta, judges asked the investigating agency to submit its complaints on an affidavit for further action.

Chandola also told the court that an engineer of water resources department has locked two rooms of their office claiming that the department needed them in view of the upcoming Rabi season. He also showed judges a photo of the engineer clicked from his phone.

“Now, how many officers will sit in two rooms and how would they interrogate people and hold investigations,” he told the division bench.

Later talking to TOI, additional solicitor general Vivek Khedker said, “The district collector and the additional advocate general have asked CBI to move out to Tighra. It is far away from the city and there are security issues.”

He said that the court asked us to file an affidavit if the issue is not resolved in the next few days.

The CBI has told the court there are 37 Vyapam cases in Gwalior and Chambal region but the premier agency does not have enough resources. During a recent visit of Pankaj Kamboj, an SP, a taxi was made available for him. Vehicles provided to the agency are old and create trouble while commuting in the city.

CBI sources also said that the administration is also exerting pressure to vacate hostel rooms allotted to it in Agriculture University in Gwalior.

Sources also said that the bungalow allocated to the investigating agency in Bhopal has also not been furnished fully which is delaying the investigations.

