Delhi HC dismisses bail plea of a middleman, arrested in EC bribery case

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Delhi High Court/Photo: Anil Shakya

Above: Delhi High Court/Photo: Anil Shakya

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Mukta Gupta on Thursday (January 11) dismissed the bail plea of Sukesh Chandershekhar, a middleman, arrested in Election Commission (EC) bribery case allegedly involving AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran.

Chandrashekhar has been facing charges for conspiring to bribe EC officials along with Dinakaran to get the ‘two leaves’ symbol for AIADMK.

The Delhi Police had chargesheeted Chandershekhar for exploiting fake document as genuine, falsification for purpose of cheating, owning a forged document etc.

In the same episode, the Delhi Police had suspended 7 police officials for allegedly relaxing rules for Chandershekhar.

—India Legal Bureau