CBI controversy: 4 Intelligence Bureau men detained outside Alok Verma's residence

They were caught while snooping from parked cars outside the gate of Alok Verma's residence on 2 Janpath at 7.45 am.

4 men from IB arrested outside Chief director Verma's house in Delhi — 4 men arrested outside Chief director Verma's house in DelhiTwitter/ANI

Four Intelligence Bureau officials were detained from outside the residence of Central Bureau of Investigation chief Alok Verma at Janpath, New Delhi, on Thursday morning. They were detained by Verma's PSOs over suspicious behaviour.

The Delhi Police have reportedly seized ID cards and mobile phones of the four men. The Intelligence Bureau has now said that the unit was there for routine work and not for any enquiry.

They were caught while snooping from parked cars outside the gate of Verma's residence on 2 Janpath at 7.45 am. According to Hindustan Times, the men have been identified as Prashant Kumar, Vinit Kumar Gupta, Ajay Kumar and Dhiraj Kumar Singh.

Here is a video shared by ANI:

#WATCH: Earlier visuals of two of the four people (who were seen outside the residence of #AlokVerma) being taken for questioning. #CBI #Delhi pic.twitter.com/2KnqNfrnH0
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2018