After more than four months, the Special CBI court on Monday allowed plea of Rajender Kumar, Principal Secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for the return of his cash seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation but declined to return his laptop and ipad.
Special CBI court Judge Ajay Kumar Jain allowed Kumar to take back his cash seized by the agency during investigation, but rejected his plea for the return of laptop and iPad, saying that these have been sent to the forensic lab for analysis.
The court also told Kumar that he could move a fresh plea for the return of his laptop and ipad later when the forensic lab returns them after analysis. The agency seized these gadgets and the cash during searches related to a graft case lodged against Kumar.
According to first information report, Rajender Kumar promoted a company, Endeavour System Pvt. Ltd. since 2007, by allegedly misusing his official position and facilitated tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore to the company.
The CBI officials carried out searches at the Delhi Secretariat on December 16, 2015, saying that they were investigating corruption charges against Rajender Kumar. Kejriwal claimed his office too was raided by the CBI, and linked it to a probe that he had ordered against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on issues related to the alleged corruption in Delhi’s cricket association. The CBI, however, denied it searched Kejriwal’s office.