Bhubaneswar, Feb. 18 -- A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence of IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in Bhubaneswar in connection with the Rs 10 lakh bribery case related to the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited, a central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kolkata.

As per reports, the CBI team reached Sethi's residence in the morning and carried out a search of the house.

However, Sethi claimed innocence in the case saying, "No FIR has been filed against me. I don't know anything about the raid. I have no connection with Chanchal Mukherjee (an accused in the case). I haven't received any favour from the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited. Chanchal Mukherjee had unrestricted access to...