Government doesn't intervene in functioning of CBI: Chavan

New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's office, Prithviraj Chavan said in the Rajya Sabha that the government does not intervene in the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation once the cases are handed over it.

Chavan in a written reply gave out details of total number of cases given to the CBI, which shows an increase in the number of cases given to the investigative agency year after year.

In 2006, the Government assigned 23cases to the CBI, 43 in 2007 and 51 cases in 2008 were assigned to the agency. (ANI)