In Uttar Pradesh, CBI today arrested IAS officer Pradeep Shukla in connection with NRHM scam. He is the 15th accused arrested by the CBI so far. Shukla is being taken to CBI head quarter New Delhi for further interrogation. A 1981 batch officer Shukla was principal secretary health and family welfare and mission director of NRHM between 2009-11 when the scam allegedly took place.

After the scam came into light, he was shifted to the revenue board. The CBI had in January filed three FIRs against Shukla in connection with financial irregularities in the implementation of NRHM. Earlier, the CBI had summoned him for interrogation several times. CBI has already arrested former BSP government minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and former BSP MLA Ram Pratap Jaiswal but no charge sheet has been filed against them by the probe agency.

Three charge sheets have been filed by the CBI at special courts against 14 persons including five senior officers from Jal Nigam and a MD state owned public sector unit.