HC seeks CBI response on journalist Upendra Rai s plea
Wednesday - May 23, 2018 1:08 pm ,
Category : INDIA
HC seeks CBI response on journalist Upendra Rai s plea
New Delhi May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by senior journalist Upendra Rai seeking quashing of a second FIR filed by the agency against him.
Justice Mukta Gupta also asked the CBI to file a status report in the matter.
On May 5 the CBI filed the second FIR against Rai alleging that he took money from a Mumbai-based real estate company to settle an issue with income tax and adverse media reporting.
On May 3 the agency had filed its first FIR against the senior journalist and arrested him for dubious transactions to the tune of over Rs 100 crore during 2017-2018.
He is also accused of committing the offence in connivance with the officials of aviation company Air One Aviation Pvt Ltd and some public servants of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
--IANS akk/ksk/vm
Justice Mukta Gupta also asked the CBI to file a status report in the matter.
On May 5 the CBI filed the second FIR against Rai alleging that he took money from a Mumbai-based real estate company to settle an issue with income tax and adverse media reporting.
On May 3 the agency had filed its first FIR against the senior journalist and arrested him for dubious transactions to the tune of over Rs 100 crore during 2017-2018.
He is also accused of committing the offence in connivance with the officials of aviation company Air One Aviation Pvt Ltd and some public servants of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
--IANS akk/ksk/vm
