"The special court has convicted A K Jain, the then DIG, and his chartered accountant Prassanna Lodha, and sentenced them to five years's rigorous imprisonment...Court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh," special public prosecutor Kalpana Chavan said.
On the night of May 21, 2000, there was a raid on a bar at Byculla in central Mumbai, as a part of the crack-down on establishments which remained open till late at night.
The DCP recorded Kokil's statement and forwarded a report to Jain. Jain, in turn, wrote his remarks on the report and issued a show-cause notice.
On May 23, Lodha called and asked to meet Kokil. During the meeting, he sought Rs 5 lakh to protect Kokil during the inquiry. The amount was later brought down to Rs 3 lakh.
Lodha also called up Jain, and informed that Kokil had agreed to give the money. On May 26 Kokil approached ACB, and on the same day Lodha was trapped while taking the money.