CBI Court in Ahmedabad Jails Ex-DRT Inspector and Lawyer in 2009 Bribery Case
The verdict imposes two years' rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 1.5 lakh fine, concluding a prosecution that began with a CBI trap.
Overview
- The special CBI court in Ahmedabad convicted former DRT recovery inspector Anil Kumar Sharma and advocate Amit Kotak on December 23, 2025.
- Investigators said the pair sought Rs 3.5 lakh to influence auction-related proceedings and to defer execution of an already auctioned property.
- A CBI trap on January 16, 2009 captured Kotak accepting Rs 1 lakh as the first instalment of the alleged bribe.
- Both were arrested the same day, and searches were conducted at their residences and offices during the probe.
- The agency filed its chargesheet on November 26, 2009, after which the case proceeded through trial for more than 16 years.