New Delhi: The CBI conducted searches at the residence of senior Supreme Court advocate Indira Jaising and offices of lawyers collective on Thursday. The CBI also conducted searches on NGO run by Anand Grower a lawyer and the husband of Indira Jaising.

  Searches were conducted at two places in Delhi and one in Mumbai since early morning. In Delhi, the CBI conducted searches at the Nizamuddin residence and office of Ms Jaising as well as the NGO’s office in Jangpura. Another office was also searched in Mumbai. The CBI has registered a case against Mr. Grover for alleged FCRA violations in receiving foreign aid. T he CBI had filed an FIR against Mr. Grover and lawyers collective following a complaint from the home ministry that alleged several irregularities in the utilizations of foreign funds received by the organisation.

   While Ms. Jaising is not name in the FIR, her role has been questioned in the complaint forwarded by the home ministry to the investigating agency. Ms. Jaising said that she and her husband were being targeting for taking up cases of human rights violations. The searches evoked sharp reactions.