Jharkhand decides to keep CBI out, becomes the 7th state to do so

A day after Kerala put up a no-entry board for the CBI, Jharkhand on Thursday joined the league of non-BJP states revoking “general consent” for the country’s premier investigating agency to conduct any new probe within its boundaries without prior permission. Jharkhand is the seventh state where the CBI now requires either a court directive or the government’s consent to open an investigation. The barrier to entry does not apply to any investigation that is underway.