Two accused get bail in EC bribery case

June 06, 2017 11:17 pm | Updated 11:17 pm IST - NEW DELHI

A special court here on Tuesday granted two more accused bail in the Election Commission bribery case, in which AIADMK (Amma) deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also an accused.

Special judge Poonam Chaudhry asked Nathu Singh and Lalit Kumar alias Babu Bhai, alleged to be hawala operators, to furnish a bond of ₹2 lakh with two sureties of a like sum, surrender their passports and not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses.

Nathu Singh and Lalit Kumar, arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on April 27 and May 18, sought bail, pointing out that Mr. Dhinakaran and his co-accused Mr. Mallikarjuna had already been freed on bail. The prosecution argued that if freed, they might tamper with the evidence.

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