NEW DELHI: Alleged hawala dealer Mohammad Aslam Wani, arrested in a decade-old money laundering case also involving Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah, was today denied bail by a Delhi court which termed the alleged offence as “grave and serious”.
Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma dismissed the bail application of Wani, arrested on August 6 from Srinagar, and said that the trial was yet to start in the case and the stage was not fit for the grant of relief.
“Keeping in view the fact that trial of the case is yet to start as after framing of charges, now case shall come up for prosecution evidence on next date…And considering that offence under Sections 3 and 4 (related to money laundering) are distinct as grave and serious, I do not find it appropriate to grant bail to applicant Wani,” the judge said.
During the argument, the special public prosecutor N K Matta opposed the bail plea, saying that the investigation in the case was still underway and agency was in the process of filing second supplementary charge sheet. (AGENCIES)
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