Sana had narrated his meetings with various middlemen in New Delhi as well as Dubai before a magistrate which led to the FIR
Manoj Prasad, arrested on October 17, is currently in judicial custody
Asthana's counsel on the other hand submitted before Justice Najmi Waziri that he was maliciously harassed and there was no evidence against him
The Supreme Court on Thursday had reserved judgement on Verma's plea, challenging the Centre's decision to divest him of all powers and sending him on leave
CBI chief Alok Verma said the registration of the FIR against special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana was in compliance with all the existing laws, regulations and made after following due procedure
The court also heard the petition moved by NGO Common Cause which had sought court-monitored SIT probe into allegations of corruption against various CBI officials
Mehta told the court that the top officers of the CBI, "instead of investigating cases, were investigating cases against each other"
The Centre's main aim was to see that confidence of the public in this premier institution (CBI) is restored, Attorney General K K Venugopal told Supreme Court
Speaking at the 61st foundation day of DRI, the minister laid out 'few cardinal principles' which every investigative agency should follow to achieve the utmost level of perfection
SC to next hear CBI director Alok Verma's plea against being sent on leave on December 5
Alok Verma has approached the top court seeking stay on the Centre's order removing him as CBI chief.
CBI's counsel said he has taken instructions from the acting director and "in-principle" the CBI was ready to take up all these cases for investigation
Besides the plea filed by Verma, the court is also likely to hear the PIL filed by NGO Common Cause, which has sought a probe by a special investigation team against CBI officers
The court extended till December 7 its order directing the CBI to maintain status quo regarding proceedings against Asthana
BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the matter is "sub judice", but took objection to "somebody serving in an organisation twisting the name of that organisation itself"
Rakesh Asthana has been divested of his duties and sent on leave along with CBI director Alok Verma
The internecine feud in the CBI turned murkier as Sinha Monday dragged the names of Chaudhary, NSA Ajit Doval and CVC K V Chowdhury
Senior officer M K Sinha made a litany of sensational allegations in his petition before the Supreme Court that sought urgent hearing for quashing his transfer to Nagpur
Summing up the "exhaustive" confidential report of the CVC given to it, the court ordered that its copy along with the annexure be given to Verma in a sealed cover
The apex court made it clear that it will not adjourn the scheduled hearing on Tuesday