New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that the city government's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) has the "jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute" Delhi Police officials, and dismissed the bail plea of a head constable arrested by it on corruption charges.

Justice Vipin Sanghi denied bail to Anil Kumar, who was head constable at Sonia Vihar's police station and arrested earlier this month while allegedly extorting money from a scrap dealer in the area. Anil Kumar's arrest by the ACB set off a turf war between Delhi Police and the city government. While the ACB booked him on corruption charges, city police hit back, registering an FIR of kidnapping him.