Delhi HC seeks report on middleman in EC bribery case

Justice Mukta Gupta asked the Delhi Police Crime Branch to be ready to answer the questions relating to what they have done in the investigation of the case. The court asked the police to file a consolidated status report in a week and listed the bail application of accused and alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrashekar’s for further hearing on December 18. 

During the hearing, senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog and advocate Anand Pandey, appearing for Chandrashekar, sought bail, saying the main beneficiary and accused Dinakaran has already been released on bail and even the co-accused, Dinakaran’s close aide Mallikarjuna, suspected hawala operators Nathu Singh and Lalit Kumar, have been granted bail. He also said that charge sheet has been filed against Chandrashekar and the police has not yet probed as to who had allegedly prepared a fake identity card of Rajya Sabha MP, purportedly recovered from him. 

Prosecutor Hiren Sharma opposed the bail plea saying there are a total of 24 FIRs lodged against him.

Chandrashekar was arrested for allegedly taking money from Dinakaran to bribe EC officials to get the AIADMK ‘s Two Leaves symbol for the Sasikala faction in a by-election to the RK Nagar Assembly seat. Dinakaran was arrested in New Delhi on April 25, after four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe EC officials for the symbol.