After lodging the FIRs on July 28, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement that the agency has conducted searches at 47 locations in Delhi and NCR. (File Photo)Following Supreme Court’s directions to investigate the “unholy nexus” of builders and banks to cheat homebuyers in National Capital Region (NCR), the CBI on Wednesday said that it has registered 22 FIRs into the matter.After lodging the FIRs on July 28, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement that the agency has conducted searches at 47 locations in Delhi and NCR, including Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad, on July 29. Various incriminating documents and some digital electronic evidence have been seized during the searches, the agency added.The CBI has named Jaypee Sports International Limited, Jaiprakash Associates Limited, Ajnara India Limited, Vatika Limited, Jaypee Infratech Limited, Supertech and Idea Builders, among others, in its FIRs.“Bankers and financial institutions like State Bank of India, Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, Piramal Finance, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Tata Capital Housing Finance and PNB Housing Finance Limited, among others, have also been named in the FIRs registered,” the CBI spokesperson said.In April, the SC had directed the CBI to register seven preliminary enquiries (PEs) into the matter. Following this, within three months, the agency had completed probe and submitted a status report before SC, the spokesperson said. Following this, earlier this month, the SC had directed CBI to register 22 regular cases against different builders in NCR and unknown officials of financial institutions, the agency added.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:CBI