New Delhi, May 12 -- A Special CBI Court at Delhi's Rouse Avenue on Tuesday acquitted NDMC Senior Assistant/Tax Inspector Rajeev Chandhok and two private persons, Harvinder Singh and Ashu Jhingan, in a corruption case linked to alleged irregularities in property tax assessment matters, after finding serious gaps in the trap proceedings and lack of reliable corroborative evidence.

Special Court CBI of Sanjay Jindal (PC Act), acquitted Rajeev Chandhok, Sr. Assistant/Tax Inspector, NDMC, along with Harvinder Singh and Ashu Jhingan, who were accused of improperly and dishonestly performing public duties in connection with property tax assessment matters.

In bribery cases, "trap proceedings" means an operation by agencies like the CBI to cat...