NCB official Sameer Wankehde had moved Bombay HC seeking transfer of probe initiated against in an extortion case by Mumbai Police to CBI or National Investigation Agency.

While granting a conditional bail to the trio, Justice N.W. Sambre passed the operative order and the detailed order is expected on Friday.

Counsel for Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, said larger conspiracy of bureaucratic inaction, police complicity, hate speeches and unleashing of violence needs to be examined.

The court said that the committee will have two roles: to enquire into, investigate and determine seven areas, and also to make recommendations.

The army's October 6 notification appointing Lt General Anjum was withheld by the Prime Minister's Office, saying the government was not properly consulted.

Mumbai Police recorded the statement of independent witness Prabhakar Sail for over eight hours in connection with in connection with his allegation of extortion attempt by NCB officials in drugs case.

Bombay HC will continue hearing the bail plea of Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan who has been arrested in a drugs case, on Thursday when the NCB will present its arguments.

In another shocker, Nawab Malik presented the purported 'nikaah' (Muslim marriage certificate) of NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, a day after latter's wife and sister rubbished all allegations.

Malik claimed that during the Oct 2 raid, there was one "bearded man" present in the alleged party, who is a former jailbird with stints in Delhi's Tihar Jail and a Rajasthan prison

SC on Wednesday appointed a 3-member panel to probe alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people in India, saying every citizen needs protection against privacy violation.