The 66-year-old former Minister was arrested by the SIT on Saturday in an alleged case of abduction of a woman and remanded to police custody till May 8.
The CBI busted a major racket of travel agents that was luring youths with opportunities in Russia pushing them in the war zone after confiscating their passports, an official said.
The opposition party also hit out at the prime minister over his remark that the Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict would be overturned if the Congress came to power.