On Wednesday, the four accused were sent to judicial custody till Aug 12.

On July 30, Singh was caught taking a bribe of Rs.1 crore (FRs.10 million) from Nashik-based contractor Ramraj Patil, in return for withdrawing a case of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes filed against him. Singh was brought to Mumbai the same night and subsequently arrested.

Along with Singh, the CBI nabbed three of his accomplices Anoop Bedi, Madan Solanki, and Dukhsingh Chauhan for their involvement in the same case from different parts of the country, including Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.

Patil in his complaint had alleged that Sarabjot Singh had demanded a bribe of Rs.3 crore for withdrawal of an atrocities case under the SC/ST Act, filed against him (Patil) by a group of local conservancy workers he had employed.

Sarabjot Singh was nabbed by CBI sleuths when he was allegedly accepting Rs.1 crore - as the first instalment of the bribe money- in New Delhi last week.