Panchkula, Sept. 11 -- The special CBI court of Panchkula has dismissed the bail application of Amit Gulia (31), a resident of the Jhajjar district, in the high-profile murder case of two-time former INLD MLA Nafe Singh Rathee and his associate Jai Kishan Dalal. The two were shot dead on February 25, 2024.

Gulia had sought default bail, citing a delay in the completion of the CBI's investigation and the prosecution's failure to disclose the grounds of his arrest at the time of the incident. However, the court rejected his plea, stating there were no new circumstances since the dismissal of his previous bail application on July 16. The CBI court had pronounced this order on September 8.

The CBI registered the case on May 1, 2024, under v...