CBI vs CBI: Court orders status quo against Asthana; 7-day custody for DSP

On October 15, the CBI registered an FIR against Asthana alleging criminal misconduct on his part

A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to interrogate in custody for seven days its Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who was arrested on Monday in connection with bribery allegations involving its special director Rakesh Asthana. However, some of the cases, including the Aircel-Maxis case and one pertaining to meat exporter Moin Qureshi, have been taken away from him, sources in the CBI said.  

In a related development, the Delhi High Court asked the probe agency to maintain status quo on proceedings against its Asthana, the number two in CBI. The CBI had raided offices in the CBI