The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday conducted searches at 27 places across 12 cities in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the multi-crore-rupee National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.

While CBI sleuths swooped on 25 places in Lucknow alone, five raids were carried out in Varanasi, Meerut, Ballia and Bahraich Friday.
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With eight FIRs having already been lodged in what is described as a Rs 8,000 crore scam, the total number of criminal cases registered so far has reached 12.
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