India, July 21 -- Chandigarh

A special CBI court has sought reports from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Chandigarh police after a prosecution witness in a 2018 bribery case claimed to have received threat calls ahead of the trial.

During the hearing on Monday, the CBI moved an application on behalf of prosecution witness-13 , informing the court that he had allegedly received threat calls around 3.30 pm. The application, along with a printout of the call log details, was registered as an interlocutory application.

Special CBI judge Bhawna Jain directed that copies of the application and the court's order be forwarded in sealed envelopes to the head of branch, CBI anti-corruption branch, Chandigarh, and the senior sup...