Full Text of FIR Against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana for Bribery

The Central Bureau of Investigation has also issued a statement in the action it has taken against its No.2 officer.

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The Central Bureau of Investigation has also issued a statement in the action it has taken against its No.2 officer.

full text of fir against cbi special director rakesh asthana for bribery

File image of Rakesh Asthana. Photo: Youtube

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has placed in the public domain a copy of its first information report detailing the charge of bribery against its special director Rakesh Asthana for bribery.

Asthana is the seniormost officer in the CBI after director Alok Verma and actually headed the premier investigative agency for a few months prior to Verma's appointment.

The FIR was registered on October 15.

Statement by CBI (1/2)

Statement by CBI (2/2)

Below are the images of the FIR:

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