New Delhi, May 27 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Head Constable Ravinder Dhaka, a Delhi Police official accused of abducting a complainant and extorting Rs 3 lakhs at gunpoint.

Dhaka and a co-accused allegedly fled the scene after the incident, which occurred during a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operation designed to catch the perpetrators in the act.

The CBI strongly opposed the bail plea, arguing that the accused intimidated and assaulted the complainant while also destroying crucial evidence. The agency further emphasised that Dhaka and his co-accused were already facing trial in a separate bribery-related case.

The court, however, ruled that while the allegations were serious, pending criminal cases al...