India, March 20 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the administrative offices of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) in Paradip town of Jagatsinghpur on Thursday, with particular focus on the chamber of Gangadhar Sethi, the Executive Engineer of its Road & Building division.

An eight-member team carried out the operation, although the precise details of the raid remain undisclosed. Reports suggest the investigation pertains to an alleged fraud of around Rs 65 Crore within the port's operations.

Earlier complaints by the port authorities to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had highlighted concerns over corruption. Moreover, several sub-contractors, claiming to have been deceived, had lodged formal complaints and appealed for sc...