A local court here dismissed the bail application of an accused in the Junaid murder case. Rameshwar, a municipal corporation employee from Delhi, is accused of starting an argument over a seat in a local train leading to the murder of the teenager earlier this year.
Four of the six accused in the case are out on bail after the police dropped charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and common intention against them.
Rameshwar, 50, has moved the bail application thrice over the past three months. “His counsel withdrew the application on the first occasion. The court dismissed the application the second time saying that it could be decided after the evidence was produced before it,” Nibrash Ahmed, the complainant's lawyer, told The Hindu .
Third attempt
Rameshwar moved the bail application for the third time a fortnight ago, but it was again rejected by the court. Opposing the plea, Mr. Ahmed contended that the argument over the seat was initiated by the accused, who had boarded the train at Okhla along with his accomplices. He further contended that Rameshwar was present in the train all through the scuffle and deboarded the train at Asaoti railway station, where the murder took place.
Junaid was stabbed to death on June 22.
Rameshwar and his three accomplices, arrested in the case, belong to Khambi village in Palwal. Another accused, Ramesh, belongs to Jodhpur in Palwal. Prime accused Naresh, 27, is a resident of Bhamrola in Palwal.
