CBI nabs NCLT official 'for taking Rs 3 lakh bribe'
Mumbai:
arrested a deputy registrar of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for allegedly taking a Rs 3-lakh bribe from a businessman through an aide at a Colaba eatery, reports Vijay V Singh.
The agency produced the official, Charan Pratap Singh, and his associate, Karan Ahir, before a court on Thursday, seeking their custody. The court rejected the plea and sent the two to judicial custody.
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