"lˈaɪk ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚ sˌiːbˌiːˈaɪ, ðə dˌiːˌaɪbˈiː hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt ðɛɹ hˈæzbiːn ɐ ɹˈæpɪd spɹˈɛd ænd ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv kɹˈɪmɪnəl ɡˈæŋz, ˈɑːɹmd sˈiːnəz, dɹˈʌɡ mˈæfiəz, smˈʌɡlɪŋ ɡˈæŋz, dɹˈʌɡ pˈɛdlɚz ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk lˈɑːbɪz ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi wˌɪtʃ hˈæv, ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz, dɪvˈɛləpt ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv kˈɑːntækts wɪððə bjˈʊɹɹoʊkɹˌæts slˈæʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈʌŋkʃənˌɛɹiz æt ðə lˈoʊkəl lˈɛvəlz, pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz, mˈiːdiːə pˈɜːsənz ænd stɹətˈiːdʒɪkli loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz ɪnðə nˈɑːnstˈeɪt sˈɛktɚ.
"Like the Director CBI, the DIB has also stated that there has been a rapid spread and growth of criminal gangs, armed senas, drug Mafias, smuggling gangs, drug peddlers and economic lobbies in the country which have, over the years, developed an extensive network of contacts with the bureaucrats/Government functionaries at the local levels, politicians, media persons and strategically located individuals in the non-State sector.