CBI has given clearance to the arrested IAS officer Sri Lakshmi to go to Tamil Nadu for getting physiotherapy at the Vellore Hospital.

Sri Lakshmi, accused in the OMC scam was given bail when she complained of backache and said she needed surgery. She was however directed not to leave the state. Recently she filed a petition seeking permission to go to Tamil Nadu for further treatment. On this, the court sought the opinion of the CBI, which said it had no objection.

However the agency’s deputy legal adviser said she should inform the court when she would go and return. On his, Judge Durga Prasada Rao directed the arrested officer’s counsel to submit a report on her health condition from the doctors and details of her visit to Tamil Nadu.