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HC grants 4 more months time to CBI to complete probe in Asthana bribery case

<span style="color: #222222;">The Delhi High Court today granted four more months to the CBI to complete its probe in a bribery case involving the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana.<br />''<br />''Justice Mukta Gupta accepted the CBI's plea seeking extension of time to complete its investigation in the case lodged against Asthana, DSP Devender Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad.<br />''<br />''On January 11, the court had granted 10 weeks to the probe agency to complete its investigation. The CBI had approached the High Court after completion of 10 weeks time.<br />''<br />''Asthana was booked on the allegations of criminal conspiracy, corruption and criminal misconduct under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.<br />''<br />''Kumar, earlier the investigating officer in a case involving meat exporter Moin Qureshi, was arrested on the allegations of forgery in recording the statement of Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana, who had allegedly paid bribe to get relief in the case.<br />''<br />''He was arrested on October 22, 2018 and granted bail on October 31.</span>

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