Overview
- Police say Additional Sessions Judge Aejazuddin Salauddin Kazi is a wanted accused who allegedly played an active role, citing WhatsApp contact and a close rapport with clerk Chandrakant Vasudeo.
- According to the ACB, the clerk first approached the complainant’s side at the Mazgaon court in September and warned an adverse order would follow if money was not paid.
- On November 11, the ACB arrested clerk-cum-typist Chandrakant Vasudeo at a Chembur cafe after he accepted Rs 15 lakh that was allegedly sought for a favourable order.
- Under ACB direction, Vasudeo called Kazi in the presence of witnesses, the judge allegedly acknowledged the amount and asked that it be brought to his residence, and the call was recorded.
- An ACB team found the judge’s home locked on November 12 and sealed it via panchnama, while Vasudeo remains in judicial custody with his bail hearing set for November 19.