<p>While the government has appointed <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/who-nageshwar-rao-new-cbi-699528.html" target="_blank">M Nageshwar Rao</a> as the interim chief of CBI, sending Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana "<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cbi-war-nageshwar-rao-699512.html" target="_blank">on a leave</a>", records at the Registrar of Companies shows that his wife, M Sandhya, made payments to a Kolkata-based firm.</p>.<p><br />The records show that Sandhya made payments of Rs 1.14 crores to Salt Lake City-based Angela Mercantiles Pvt Ltd. She had borrowed a sum of Rs 25 lakh in FY 2011 and subsequently gave loans between FY 2012-2014 in three tranches of Rs Rs 35.56 lakh in FY’12, Rs 38.27 lakh in FY’13 and Rs 40.29 lakh in FY’14.</p>.<p><br />Speaking to the Indian Express, Praween Agarwal, listed as a director of Angela Mercantiles, said: "Sandhya is the wife of Rao, who is a family friend who we know from his time as an officer in Odisha. What is wrong in giving a loan or accepting investments from a family friend?"</p>
<p>While the government has appointed <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/who-nageshwar-rao-new-cbi-699528.html" target="_blank">M Nageshwar Rao</a> as the interim chief of CBI, sending Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana "<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cbi-war-nageshwar-rao-699512.html" target="_blank">on a leave</a>", records at the Registrar of Companies shows that his wife, M Sandhya, made payments to a Kolkata-based firm.</p>.<p><br />The records show that Sandhya made payments of Rs 1.14 crores to Salt Lake City-based Angela Mercantiles Pvt Ltd. She had borrowed a sum of Rs 25 lakh in FY 2011 and subsequently gave loans between FY 2012-2014 in three tranches of Rs Rs 35.56 lakh in FY’12, Rs 38.27 lakh in FY’13 and Rs 40.29 lakh in FY’14.</p>.<p><br />Speaking to the Indian Express, Praween Agarwal, listed as a director of Angela Mercantiles, said: "Sandhya is the wife of Rao, who is a family friend who we know from his time as an officer in Odisha. What is wrong in giving a loan or accepting investments from a family friend?"</p>