Breaking News Highlights: CBI Raids Ex-DPIIT Secretary Ramesh Abhishek's Delhi Residence Over Disproportionate Assets Case

It was a pleasant Tuesday for Delhiites with the maximum temperature settling at 28.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 96 per cent and dropped to 55 per cent at 5.30 pm, according to the IMD bulletin.

No rainfall was recorded during the day, while the minimum temperature settled at 14.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.

The weather office had forecast a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain or drizzle at night and gusty winds on Wednesday.

The weather office has forecast that the maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 26 degrees Celsius and 12 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "poor” category at 4 pm with a reading of 226, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). (PTI Input)

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The Delhi Police on Tuesday destroyed contraband worth Rs 1,600 crore in a drive under its 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' in the presence of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, officials said.

"Today in the presence of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, 10631.745 kg of illegal drugs worth about Rs 1,600 crores (sic) in the international market were destroyed as per procedure at the incinerator located at SSI Industrial Area, GT Karnal Road, Near Jahangirpuri, Delhi," Additional Commissioner of Police Sanjay Bhatia said.

According to a Union finance ministry notification and the order of the Supreme Court, various committees were formed by the Delhi Police to destroy illegal drugs recovered from the drug smugglers.

The destroyed contraband came from seizures in drug cases from 2009 to 2023. (PTI Input)

CBI is conducting raids at the residence and other locations in Delhi of former DPIIT Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Secretary Ramesh Abhishek.  This action is being taken in a case involving assets disproportionate to known sources of income. Lokpal was investigating allegations against Ramesh Abhishek, and based on its orders, CBI has registered a case and is carrying out the operation. (ANI Input)