A CBI court here has framed charges against Raqibul Hassan alias Ranjit Kohli for allegedly giving false information about his religion while marrying national-level air rifle shooter Tara Shahdeo that subsequently ended in divorce.
The court also framed charges against four others for allegedly helping Hassan.
The special CBI judge, Ajay Kumar Gudia, read out the charges against the accused in their presence on Friday.
The other accused against whom charges were framed are Raqibul's mother Kaushal Rani, former judge Pankaj Srivastav, the then judicial magistrate of Gaya Rajesh Prasad.
All the accused were charged with harbouring Hassan. The accused have denied the charges.
The court fixed August 23 to begin the process of recording statements of witnesses.
The charges were framed under IPC 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 212 (harbouring an offender)