New Delhi: A total of 850 cases of
corruption are under the CBI investigation, 14 of which are
gathering dust for over five years, the Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC) said today.
Of the total cases, 500 are pending investigation for
less than a year, 245 between one and two years, 61 for two
to three years and 31 for three to five years, official data
said.
The data was released at a press conference here by the
CVC which exercises superintendence over the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) in corruption cases.
There are 6,358 corruption cases pending trial in various
courts, 178 of them for over 20 years, it said.