New Delhi, June 17 -- : A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of running an extortion racket from Bhondsi Jail and of demanding Rs 1 crore from another man.

Additional Sessions Judge Smita Garg granted bail to Sonu alias Akshay asking him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 15000 and a surety of the like amount.

"Investigation qua him is complete. The charge sheet against him has already been filed. No purpose would be served by further detention of the applicant (Sonu alias Akshay)," the Court said.

The accused Sonu was represented by Advocate Ravi Drall.

Delhi Police registered an FIR on 23 June 2020 at the instance of the complainant Sanjay.

As per the FIR, when the complainant, Sanjay, was present at his residence in...