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In a shocking lack of vision and planning, officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation have found that their newly-constructed hi-tech office building in New Delhi, does not a interrogation room!
Built at the cost of Rs 186 crore by the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited, the 11-storey building is expected to house all branches of the CBI under one roof.
Though, the CBI press release had announced that it will have an interrogation room but professionals find that there is no privacy, or nor safe corners fit to question criminals.
It seems that the planners of the swanky building simply forgot to provide a soundproof interrogation room. "The security of the structure is also debatable," says a senior officer.
He said, "If protestors were to attack the building with lathis and stones, they can easily break the glass. This can create a security risk, because the entire front side is covered with glass without any iron grills."
The building, which is a state-of-art green structure, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 April, and has a garden on the top floor and also boasts of a jacuzzi for the officers.
Although, the CBI initially boasted that there was an interrogation room on each floor, officers have now found that the chic ambience of open spaces with glass as dividers and square work stations will not help officers who work on criminals to get crucial evidence!