Delhi IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh and his personal assistant, arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.2 lakh, were on Thursday remanded to judicial custody (JC) till December 23 by a Delhi court after the CBI said they were not required for further custodial interrogation.
Singh, a 1984-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, and his personal assistant Ramesh, were produced before Special Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna after the expiry of their seven-day police remand and the CBI moved an application requesting the court to send them in judicial custody.
Singh, who was holding the post of Principal Secretary in Department of SC, ST and Minorities, has been suspended by the Delhi government.