India, Feb. 6 -- A special CBI court has rejected the discharge plea of the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Mumbai, Rakeshkumar Niti Singh, who was arrested for allegedly taking bribes for issuing censor certificates.

Singh and two others were arrested in August 2014 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. As per the prosecution, Singh allegedly demanded Rs.70,000 through an agent, Shripati Mishra, for issuing censor certificate to a film called 'Mor Dauki Ke Bihav' before August 15, 2014. During investigation, it was revealed that Mishra had accepted an iPad and a laptop for clearing a Tamil film, 'Anjaan'.

The discharge plea stated that Singh neither demanded any bribe nor any amount ...