Overview

• Charan Pratap Singh and aide Karsan Ganesh Ahir were arrested on May 29 for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 3 lakh bribe to influence a five-year dispute over hotel ownership at the NCLT Mumbai bench.
• A hotel owner’s complaint prompted a CBI trap in which Ahir was caught accepting the negotiated bribe amount on behalf of Singh on May 28.
• The agency has filed a fresh plea for custodial interrogation to question the pair about other NCLT staff involvement and to trace the movement of related case files.
• Singh’s bail petition argues the allegations are vague, highlights his lack of financial authority and notes that searches uncovered only Rs 22,000 at his residence.
• A special CBI court will hear the CBI’s remand request and Singh’s bail application on June 9.