CBI Joint Director, former ACP get three months jail in 26-year-old case related to assault on IRS official
A Delhi court sentenced CBI Joint Director Ramneesh Geer and former ACP Vivek Pandey to three months in jail in a 26-year-old case related to a 2000 search operation at an IRS official's home; both were granted bail to appeal the decision. The case stems from allegations of assault and misconduct during the raid conducted on Ashok Kumar Aggarwal's residence. The conviction was delivered by Judicial Magistrate First Class Shashank Nandan Bhatt. The defendants have expressed intent to challenge the judgment.
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Around 26 years after the incident, a Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Central Bureau of Investigation Joint Director Ramneesh Geer and retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Pandey to three months’ imprisonment in a case related to a controversial search operation conducted on October 19, 2000, at the house of Indian Revenue Service officer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal.The conviction was announced by Judicial Magistrate First Class Shashank Nandan Bhatt, who later granted bail to the accused who expressed wish to challenge the judgment.
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