The Supreme Court will on Friday deliver its verdict on a CBI plea for custodial interrogation of former Calcutta police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha deposit-default scam. The CBI had earlier placed in the Supreme Court a sealed report containing three documents that it claimed proved Kumar had helped tamper with evidence to protect several key accused in the case. While reserving its verdict, the apex court had observed that accepting the plea could have “severe consequences”. “Kumar has been attached to the home ministry but has not been given any charge yet,” the official said. The CBI later petitioned the Supreme Court, which allowed Kumar’s questioning in a different state but stopped the agency from arresting him.

Source: The Telegraph May 17, 2019 01:52 UTC