Statement by Aditya Birla Group on CBI raid at their office

New Delhi: The Aditya Birla group company today issued a statement saying it had taken a "serious note" of the recovery of Rs 25 crore at its Hindalco office in Delhi during a CBI raid yesterday. The CBI had recovered the amount in cash during its investigations in the coal block allocation controversy.

Below is the full text of the statement:

"The Company is taken aback by the discovery of cash at one of its offices by the investigating agency. It  has taken a very serious view of the matter and has instituted an internal team of senior managers to make a thorough investigation and report its findings at the earliest.

"In the meantime, the company has reiterated to the Government agencies of their continued cooperation".