A retired Major General and his wife, who were chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly amassing huge assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, has been denied relief by a special court, which has dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the case.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar dismissed the plea filed by Major General (Retd) Anand Kumar Kapur, noting that only a “full-fledged trial” would determine as to whether the assets, in the name of his wife, son and other relatives were actually allegedly acquired by the accused.
“I have perused the case diary and I find that approval of the Central government for the registration of a regular case in this matter was accorded by the Central government,” the judge said, adding, “Accordingly, application for discharge on behalf of accused number 1 (Kapur) is hereby dismissed.”
The CBI had filed a charge-sheet against Kapur and his wife Mridula, alleging that during his service period from November 14, 1971, to May 31, 2006, Kapur had amassed assets in his name and in the name of his relatives, which were disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Regarding Mridula, it was alleged that she had actively abetted him in the acquisition of assets. Both the accused have denied the allegations levelled against them by the CBI. The court had noted the charge-sheet showed that almost the whole service period has been considered as check period.