Saradha Chit Fund Case : SC Issues Notice On CBI's Plea Against Pre-Arrest Bail Granted To Rajeev Kumar IPS
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajeev Kumar IPS on a petition filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against the anticipatory bail granted to him by the Calcutta High Court on October 1.In the plea before the apex court, the CBI urged that custodial interrogation was needed to probe whether Rajeev Kumar sabotaged the investigation in the Saradha Chit fund scam. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajeev Kumar IPS on a petition filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against the anticipatory bail granted to him by the Calcutta High Court on October 1. In the plea before the apex court, the CBI urged that custodial interrogation was needed to probe whether Rajeev Kumar sabotaged the investigation in the Saradha Chit fund scam. The 1989-batch IPS officer is accused of destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam when he headed the special investigation team of the West Bengal Police to probe the matter before it was transferred to CBI.