Overview
- The special PC Act court granted bail to clerk Raju Sampat Dheringe on a ₹50,000 bond with weekly attendance at the ACB office until the charge sheet is filed.
- Prosecutors say the clerk allegedly demanded ₹50,000 and was caught accepting ₹35,000 in an ACB trap that recovered marked cash and seized an SD card, call recordings, and his phone.
- Court records note anthracene traces and seized clothing, and the judge observed public seriousness while finding further custody unnecessary as the probe is largely complete.
- ACB investigators have visited Mantralaya to examine CCTV from the complainant’s visits as the inquiry continues toward a charge sheet.
- Minister Narhari Zirwal has repatriated his private secretary Dr. Ramdas Gade to his parent department, and opposition leaders have called for the minister’s resignation.