Sting operation: CBI summons Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat

NEW DELHI: The CBI has summoned Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat to appear before it on December 26 in connection with the probe into the sting operation that purportedly features him.

Rawat had dismissed the video as being fake after it was released by rebel Congress MLAs but later admitted that he was in the clip.

CBI had registered the preliminary inquiry on April 29 to probe the video purportedly showing Rawat offering bribes to rebel Congress MLas in exchange for their support in the assembly floor test.

The CBI had summoned the CM on May 9, 2016 but he had sought more time. After Rawat's victory in the floor test, the state cabinet on May 15 withdrew the notification recommending a CBI probe and decided to set up a special investigation team to go into the case.