Overview

• Montu Patel secured interim protection from arrest after the CBI did not present full evidence before the court.
• Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil accused the agency of deliberately weakening its case to shield a BJP-affiliated official.
• Opposition leaders have called for Patel’s expulsion from the BJP and the cancellation of his anticipatory bail at the next hearing.
• The CBI conducted a July 3 raid at Patel’s Gujarat residence following months of surveillance in the probe.
• Investigators allege a ₹5,000-crore bribery scheme in which approvals for 870 pharmacy colleges were issued in just 13 days amid evidence of backdated entries and tampered files.