NEW DELHI: A city court today refused to grant bail to two AAP MLAs, Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal in the case of assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, observing that the circumstances prima facie point to a “premeditated criminal conspiracy”.
Denying relief to the legislators, Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tondon also observed that the matter cannot be treated in “a casual and routine manner”, considering they were “history-sheeters”.
The magistrate, who pronounced the order in a packed court room amidst tight security, also dismissed the plea of the police seeking custodial interrogation of the accused, who are now in judicial custody, saying there was no new ground necessitating their remand which has already been denied by the court once.
The court said the allegations in the matter were “very serious”, as it was alleged that the Chief Secretary (CS) was called for a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence at an odd hour, despite his reluctance. (AGENCIES)
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