Question : CBI ENQUIRY IN LOTTERY MAFIA



(a) whether the Government has received any request from the Government of Kerala for a CBI enquiry into the activities of lottery mafia functioning in Kerala and the sale of bogus lottery tickets in the State;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government thereon?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFARIRS; MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PRIME MINISTER`S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. Letters were received in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) on 3rd March, 2011. By a letter dated 7th March, 2011 from the Department of Personnel and Training, the State Government has been requested to issue a statutory notification u/s 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 and to furnish complete details of the cases to be investigated by the CBI by way of a self-contained note in the proforma prescribed by the Central Government so that the Central Government may consider the feasibility of entrusting the investigation of such cases to the CBI.