Asaram case: court rejects pre-arrest bail for sharpshooter's aide

March 30, 2016 23:31

A sessions court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man whose name came to the fore as an accomplice of the alleged henchman-cum-sharp shooter of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu during investigation by police.

The sharpshooter Kartik Haldar, arrested earlier this month for allegedly shooting dead three witnesses in rape cases against Asaram, had conveyed K D Patel's name to the police.

The court of Additional Sessions Judge N G Dave rejected the bail plea on the ground that the crime under consideration was of serious nature. Patel's counsel said they would move the high court for pre-arrest bail. Haldar had told police that Patel was one of his aides who was involved in the murder of at least three witnesses and assaulting four others who had testified against Asaram and his son Narayan Sai in rape cases.

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