CBI Challenges Rajeev Kumar’s Anticipatory Bail in Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court which granted anticipatory bail to senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha ponzi scam case.

The high court’s division bench granted Rajeev Kumar bail on October 1 and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two persons as surety in order to get the relief. Rajeev Kumar is presently the Additional Director General, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department.

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Rajeev Kumar to join the investigation whenever required. The high court did not find merit in the CBI plea for Rajeev Kumar’s custodial interrogation.

The high court said that the CBI was free to move an appeal to a higher judiciary against the order. Rajeev Kumar moved his anticipatory bail application before the division bench on September 24, alleging that the federal probe agency was “hounding” him. The hearing was held “in-camera” following a plea by the IPS officer’s counsel. (IANS)

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