Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra faced CBI raids on Saturday, when her home in Kolkata was searched by the central probe agency. The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out the raids at Moitra's residences and other places in Kolkata in connection with an alleged cash-for-query case.

The CBI raids against the former MP were conducted after the Lokpal on Tuesday ordered the CBI to investigate all aspects of the allegations made against Moitra. Earlier, on March 15, the Lokpal had asked the central agency to investigated the allegations under Section 20(3)(a) and submit a report within six months.

It also directed the CBI to file periodical reports regarding the status of the investigation every month. "After careful evaluation and consideration of the entire material on record, there remains no doubt regarding the fact that the allegations leveled against the Respondent Public Servant (RPS), most of which are supported by cogent evidence, are extremely serious in nature, especially in view of the position held by her. Therefore, in our considered opinion, a deeper probe is required to establish the truth," Lokpal said in its order.

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The CBI had earlier conducted a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal.

The TMC leader has been accused of taking money to ask questions in Parliament. She was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December after an ethics committee report found her guilty of the allegations made in the cash-for-query case.

Denying the charges, Moitra has claimed that she was being targeted for raising questions about the deals of the Adani Group.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had filed a complaint against her to Lok Sabha Speaker alleging that she accepted "cash and gifts" from dubai based businessman Darshan Hiranandani to "ask questions in Parliament".

Earlier this month, Delhi HC dismissed Mahua Moitra's plea seeking to restrain Nishikant Dubey, Jai Dehadrai from making allegations in the cash-for-query case.