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Court order on Rajendra Kumar's bail plea to come on Monday

Rajendra Kumar, former principal secretary of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, was accused of abusing his official position

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Indo Asian News Service|Jul 23, 2016, 19:17:05 IST

New Delhi A court on Saturday fixed 25 July to deliver its order on bail plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a corruption case.

Rajendra Kumar. PTI
Rajendra Kumar. PTI
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Arvind Kumar reserved its order on Rajendra Kumar's bail plea after the defence counsel and prosecutor completef their arguments.Rajendra Kumar, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre, was accused of abusing his official position in awarding Delhi government contracts of Rs 9.5 crore to private firm Endeavour Systems Private Limited and is in judicial custody till July 27.Beside Kumar, other accused in the case are Intelligent Communication System India Ltd (ICSIL) Managing Director R.S. Kaushil and former MD G.K. Nanda, Rajendra Kumar's aide Ashok Kumar, Endeavour Systems Pvt Ltd directors Sandeep Kumar and Dinesh Kumar Gupta, and former VAT Department Assistant Director Tarun Sharma.

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First Published:Jul 23, 2016, 19:17:05 IST
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