Overview

• The court cited new witness accounts when approving Singh’s June 10 remand for further questioning.
• Singh and his aide, Karsan Ganesh Ahir, were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 3 lakh bribe to sway a hotel ownership dispute in Mumbai.
• In an undercover trap, Ahir was caught taking the bribe on Singh’s behalf, enabling agents to recover the full payment.
• The CBI alleges Singh forwarded Rs 50,000 to court officer Pradeep Kumar Nagarale on May 16 as part of the bribery scheme.
• The probe has widened to examine a suspected pattern of corrupt practices within the NCLT after uncovering payment trails and testimonies implicating multiple officers.