The case pertains to allegations of irregularities in an insurance coverage scheme involving Anil Ambani-led Reliance General Insurance. It was registered after Malik made allegations of makes an attempt to bribe him within the matter.

Last month, CBI had questioned Malik at his residence for around five hours. This was the second time in seven months that Malik, who served because the governor of varied states, was quizzed by CBI. Officials, nevertheless, clarified that Malik is just not an accused or a suspect within the case to date. His assertion was recorded in October final 12 months after he concluded his gubernatorial duties in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, and Meghalaya.

After the latest CBI discover to hunt clarifications from him, Malik had instructed The Indian Express, “The CBI officials called me and asked if I am going to be in Delhi one of these days. I told them I will come to Delhi on April 23. They want to seek some clarification on the schemes, for which I will have to go to their guest house on Akbar Road.”

“The CBI wanted to seek some clarifications from me on an insurance scheme issue which I had cancelled during my term as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The insurance scheme for government employees had drawn criticism and protest from employees. The scheme for which Rs 8,500 had to be taken from employees (per employee per year) and Rs 20,000 from retired employees (per employee per year) was not rightly planned. It was a wrong move, so I cancelled it,” he had mentioned.

In October 2021, Malik had claimed that he was provided Rs 300 crore in bribes to clear two recordsdata together with one associated to an RSS chief. In March 2022, J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha had mentioned the allegations made by Malik have been severe and that the administration had determined handy over the case to CBI.