Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to take over the probe into the Rs.116.84-crore fake fixed deposit receipt (FDR) scam in accounts of the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) and the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST) maintained with IDFC First Bank, officials said. The central agency is already probing a similar case involving the embezzlement of Rs.590 crore from the Haryana government's accounts maintained with IDFC First Bank, Chandigarh. Officials said the move to hand over the probe to the CBI comes amid the expanding scope of the case, with the investigation by the Chandigarh Police's economic offences wing (EOW) uncovering a complex nexus involving senior officials, contractual staff, bank officials, auditors and private players. UT had recommended a central probe on April 15, citing the scale of the fraud, inter-state financial linkages and the involvement of multiple agencies. So far, 10 persons have been arrested in the case. A senior CBI official, wishing not to be named, confirmed that the case has been referred by the administration and that further action will be taken soon. htc...