CBI Joint Director, former ACP get three months jail in 26-year-old case related to assault on IRS official
A Delhi court has sentenced CBI Joint Director Ramneesh Geer and former ACP Vivek Pandey to three months in prison for a 26-year-old case involving the assault of an IRS officer. The incident, which occurred during a controversial search operation, was deemed an abuse of power without legal justification. Both officials plan to appeal the conviction, which was based on allegations of personal vendetta and unlawful entry.
- ▪Ramneesh Geer and Vivek Pandey were sentenced to three months' imprisonment for their roles in a controversial search operation from 2000.
- ▪The court found them guilty of criminal trespass, mischief, and assault against IRS officer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal.
- ▪The incident raised concerns about the motivations behind the raid, which was seen as a personal vendetta rather than a legitimate investigation.
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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.‘Personal vendetta’According to the complaint, officials from the CBI and the Delhi Police forcibly entered the premises of the IRS officer, without lawful justification. Mr.
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