@article {article1312, title = {CBI at war with the CBI}, author = {Vappala Balachandran}, journal = {Foundation of The Billion Press}, date = 2018-11-05, year = 2018, url = https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/politics/cbi-war-cbi-1312, Abstract = {How do we prevent a situation like the present implosion within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? Till the 1990s, the CBI was considered the only dependable instrument to impartially investigate high level corruption and tangled crimes. That impression disappeared with the “hawala” scam which forced the Supreme Court to issue directions that the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) should supervise the working of the CBI.} }