India, June 17 -- LUCKNOW The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted searches at 14 locations across five districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged Rs.4-crore embezzlement of government funds in the basic education department in Amethi.

The searches were carried out in Lucknow, Ayodhya, Kushinagar, Pratapgarh and Amethi following the registration of a case by the CBI's anti-corruption branch, Lucknow, pursuant to directions issued by the Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench.

According to the agency, the case was registered after the CBI took over investigation of an FIR lodged at Gauriganj police station in Amethi on March 21, 2025, based on a complaint filed by the finance and accounts officer of th...