CBI Arrests Bar Council of India Member in Bribery case
THE Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a member of Bar Council of India, New Delhi and a member of Advisory Board of Ghaziabad(UP)-based Law College in a bribery case.
A CBI release states,
CBI laid a trap on 20.12.2010 and caught the Member, Bar Council of India red handed while accepting the bribe of Rs. One lakh from Member of Advisory Board of Ghaziabad-based College in front of the Office of Bar Council of India. Both the accused have been arrested. Subsequent to the trap, the CBI team accompanied with independent witnesses conducted the house search of Member, BCI at Vaishali, Pitampura, New Delhi and several other places at Delhi, Ghaziabad and Chennai.
Simultaneous searches were also conducted at Chennai and Rs.75 lakh was seized from the house of the Vice Chairman of Bar Council of India.
During the search proceedings at the residence of Member, BCI at Pitampura, huge cash, suspected to be a part of illegal gratifications received by him from Member of Ghaziabad-based Law College on earlier occasions, was recovered.
However, while the search proceedings were going on, at around 7 PM, a mob of around 10-15 persons unlawfully assembled in front of his residence. These persons started raising slogans against the CBI team. On the apprehension that search proceedings may be disrupted by the mob, a telephonic request was communicated to officials of Delhi Police for providing assistance. Consequently, personnel from the local police station, including the SHO reached the spot. However, at around 10 PM, the mob which had grown up to 30-40 persons and was being led by President of the Saket Court Bar Association, New Delhi and two advocates, entered the residence of Member of BCIunauthorizedly. They manhandled / prevented the CBI team from discharging its duties and also snatched away the seized case properties which included the cash and other incriminating documents found from the place during the on-going search proceedings.
CBI has lodged a complaint in this regard with Delhi Police against the President of Saket Court Bar Association, New Delhi, two advocates and others.