A court on Tuesday denied bail to Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP president Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar, accused of stalking and attempt to abduct a woman here earlier this month.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate B.P. Singh rejected their bail applications. After Vikas and Ashish submitted their petitions last Friday, the court sought a reply from the Chandigarh police, who opposed their plea.
Vikas Barala and Ashish were remanded in judicial custody till August 25 after they were arrested on August 5 on a complaint from Varnika Kundu, 29. But they were soon freed on bail. This prompted political parties and activists to accuse the police of “diluting” the case by not making out the serious charge of kidnap against the duo. The police re-arrested them on August 9 after charging them under Sections 365 and 511 of the IPC (attempt to abduct).
