India, Nov. 14 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to advocate Priyanka Singh, accused of facilitating a Rs.22-lakh bribe for a Directorate General of GST intelligence officer towards "settlement of an enquiry" into alleged GST evasion by entities linked to certain offshore betting platforms.

Special CBI judge AP Kanade denied bail to Singh, saying the material gathered during verification, including recorded conversations and transcripts of a meeting at the Taj Hotel in Kolkata where Singh was present, disclosed her "active participation" in the alleged conspiracy.

According to the first information report (FIR), the case pertains to non-compliance by certain online betting plat...