Rajput8217;s bail plea rejected

He further stated that knowledge regarding the allegations in the FIR had been denied by the accused in the application submitted to a Judicial Magistrate. Further, he did not make any statement before the police.

The counsel added that the accused was being falsely implicated in the case at the bidding of senior police officers as he was pleading cases against them.

Incriminating articles were not recovered from his possession. Moreover, the accused would not tamper with the evidence, if released on bail, the counsel added.

Opposing the plea, the public prosecutor contended that the mobile phones smuggled into the jail premises in September 1997 and February 1998 were arranged by him. He added that, according to the records with the cell phone companies, Rajput had been conversing with Hawara.