AAP MLA Raman Arora gets bail from HC
Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday granted bail to AAP MLA Raman Arora, who was arrested in a corruption and extortion racket case being allegedly run under his patronage.
He had approached the high court on August 8, after his bail plea was rejected by a Jalandhar court on July 11. Detailed order is awaited. Arora, the Jalandhar Central MLA, was arrested on May 23 following a month-long probe by the state vigilance bureau.
Allegations were that Arora and Jalandhar MC's assistant town planner Sukhdev Vashisht used to identify ongoing or completed commercial and residential projects, served them violation notices, and then asked for a bribe to settle the matter. In several cases, the builders were directed to meet the MLA to resolve issues raised in the notices, it was alleged. The MLA's son, Rajan Arora, daughter's father-in-law Raju Madaan, and a close associate, Mahesh Mukheja, were also named as co-accused in the FIR.HTC...
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