The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Official, Vishal Deep filed the anticipatory bail application before the  Chandigarh CBI Court in which it was stated that this was a consequence of his discreet enquiry into illegal acts committed by senior CBI Officials.

The CBI claimed Deep demanded Rs. 1.10 crore bribe from Himalayan group of professional institutions chairman Rajnish Bansal for not arresting him in a money laundering case being probed by the ED. The amount was negotiated down to Rs. 60 lakh, the probe agency said. 

There is a recording of accused Deep talking to the complainant before the delivery of the bribe amount and he was present near the spot where the bribe was handed over to co-accused Vikas Deep and Niraj by the complainant, the CBI claimed. 

The application is set for hearing on January 14, where Special CBI Court Judge Alka Malik has directed the CBI to submit its reply.