In the meantime in 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lodged a case against the company on allegations that it had defrauded ICICI Bank, and the offices of the company and residence of the founders, the Roys were raided by the bureau. The raid had come a day after an NDTV presenter had engaged in an argument with a spokesperson of the ruling party. The case was lodged on the basis of a complaint by a stockbroker Sanjay Dutt supported by the retracted "Sunday Guardian" article. It was noted that ICICI Bank itself considered the company to have returned the loan within an year and had not received any details of the case. The raids received condemnation and the CBI was accused of being under pressure from the government to act against the news broadcaster.