Jalandhar, June 7 -- The local court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Rajan Arora, son of AAP MLA Raman Arora, in connection with an alleged extortion racket on Friday.

MLA Raman Arora was arrested by the Punjab vigilance bureau on May 23 following a month-long investigation. Four more persons, including Jalandhar municipal corporation assistant town planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht, building branch inspector Harpreet Kaur andArora's close aide Mahesh Makhija, have been arrested.

The MLA is presently in judicial custody at Nabha jail, and his son Rajan has been nominated as co-accused in the case.

The court also declined the regular bail application of another main accused ATP Sukhdev Vashisht.

Lawyer Darshan Singh Dyal, repr...