CBI vs CBI: Alleged middleman Manoj Prasad granted bail

Granting bail to Prasad, Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann said that no purpose will be served by keeping him in further custody.

Arrested on October 17, Prasad is currently in judicial custody. On November 13, the Delhi High Court had denied him bail in light of the serious allegations against him.

On October 31, co-accused and CBI DSP Devender Kumkar was granted bail after the agency did not oppose his bail petition. The agency had registered an FIR against Asthana and others on a written complaint of businessman Sathish Sana on October 15.

Besides Asthana, Prasad and Kumar, another alleged middleman Somesh Prasad has also been named as an accused in the case.

The FIR had alleged that Kumar, then Investigating Officer (IO) in the case against meat exporter Moin Qureshi, repeatedly called the complainant to the CBI office to harass and compel him to pay a bribe of Rs 5 crore for getting a clean chit in the case. The complaint had also alleged that a part of the bribe was paid by Sana.

(Inputs from PTI)

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