Updated on Monday, June 26, 2006, 00:00 IST

Srinagar, June 26: The CBI today submitted a status report on its investigation of the sex racket in Jammu and Kashmir to the state High Court, which is monitoring the probe.

Assistant Solicitor General of India and CBI counsel s a Naik declined to comment on the contents of the report, saying all the reports submitted to the bench are confidential.

"We have submitted the status report to the court as per the directions by the division bench on Friday," Naik said.

On Friday, the division bench comprising Justices Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain and B A Kirmani directed the CBI to file status reports today and Wednesday and listed the case for hearing on June 30.

Twelve people have been arrested in the case so far out of which nine have been chargesheeted before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court and accused of raping a teenaged girl.

Those chargesheeted include former State Additional Advocate General Anil Sethi, Border Security Force DIG K C Padhi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ashraf Mir and alleged kingpin of the racket Sabeena.

Two former ministers and sitting MLAs, Ghulam Ahmad Mir of Congress and independent Raman Mattoo, have also been arrested by CBI in connection with the sex racket.

Bureau Report