India, May 5 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail of Harinarayan Bhagirathi Rajbhar, a former Member of Parliament from UP, accused of misusing government letterheads for job appointments, granting fake government certificates for jobs, and the central government's emblem. Noting the extent of the fraud, the court denied him bail.

The case stems from a January 16 complaint filed by Devendra Singh, who runs Ashray, an NGO, in Thane. In August 2020, Singh's acquaintances visited his office and informed that his friend had recommended his name for the post of chairmanship in the MSME Export Promotion Council, a private company, in Maharashtra. Following this, on November 9, 2020, Rajbhar, also an active membe...