New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- A Special CBI court at Rouse Avenue court on Monday acquitted a Sub Inspector of Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police after noting the absence of cogent evidence against him. This case pertains to a CBI FIR lodged in 2020. He was accused of corruption charges for demanding a bribe of Rs. 30 Lakh from businessman Sanjay Gupta for settling a complaint in his favour. As per allegations, Rs. 4 lakh was accepted by him and was recovered from his car.

Special CBI Judge Murari Prasad Singh acquitted Sanjeev Kumar after considering the infirmities, contradictions and submissions by the counsel for CBI and the accused. Special Judge held, "In the light of the foregoing discussion, I am of the considered view that the p...