India, March 4 -- A Delhi court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a senior AGMUT cadre IPS officer who is accused of conducting unauthorised raids in the national capital, illegally detaining multiple persons and demanding money from a foreign national.

The offences committed by the applicant "undermine the integrity of the justice system, erode public trust and tarnish the image of police as a whole", Special Judge (NDPS) Manu Goel Kharb said in an order while refusing bail to Shankar Chaudhary. The matter is related to alleged police operations conducted between November 21 and 29, 2023, when Chaudhary was posted as Superintendent of Police (Narcotics), Mizoram, and supervised the said raids conducted by the Mizoram Police in...