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CBI court seeks reports on trainee IPS bribe complaint
India Today··14 Aug
A special CBI court in Delhi has sought action-taken reports from the Chhattisgarh DGP and the CBI Director on a complaint against 2022-batch trainee IPS officer Rahul Bansal. The complaint names Bansal, assistant sub-inspector Praveen Kumar Rathore and constable Anshul Sharma. It alleges they demanded and accepted Rs 1 crore through hawala to settle a cyber fraud case.
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What It Means For You
- If you follow police accountability, a Delhi CBI court has taken a complaint against a trainee IPS officer and two Surguja personnel over an alleged Rs 1 crore payment.
- Ambikapur residents can note the allegation is tied to a cyber fraud investigation at Cyber Range police station, not a concluded conviction.
- Anyone watching CBI delays can see the complainant saying he first went to the agency, then moved the special court after getting no response.
What's Happening
- A special CBI court asked the Chhattisgarh DGP and CBI Director for action-taken reports on Akash Kumar's complaint against Rahul Bansal and two others.
- The complaint alleges Rs 1 crore was taken through hawala in May 2026 to settle a cyber fraud case.
- ThePrint said the reports have been filed; Bansal has not issued a public response.
How The Complaint Reached Rouse Avenue
- The court recorded the application on July 1, 2026, after Kumar said CBI had not acted on his earlier complaint.
- Bansal was an Income Tax inspector before joining the IPS in August 2022 and took charge as CSP Ambikapur in August 2025.
- Among 23 arrested in the Rs 21.15 lakh fraud case is Delhi chartered accountant Randhir Shah, whose relative filed the bribery complaint.
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