No bail for man accused of laundering money from illegal sand mining
New Delhi:
Delhi High Court
has rejected the bail petition of a man accused of laundering money from illegal sand mining. Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed the bail plea, including one seeking interim bail on medical grounds, of Vedpal Singh Tanwar, after hearing the submissions of
ED
and material placed on record.
HC said it was not convinced that there was any reasonable ground for believing that the accused/applicant was not guilty of the offences alleged. Tanwar was booked by ED in a money laundering case stemming from a case linked to illegal sand and stone mining in Dadam, Haryana. He was arrested in May 2024.
The court also examined the medical status report furnished by hospitals, including AIIMS. "According to the said medical status report, the accused applicant is stable and regularly reviewed by the doctor on duty, and all medicines prescribed by AIIMS are being provided to him from the jail dispensary itself," the court observed. It noted that there was a huge loss of Rs 78 crore to the govt exchequer due to the alleged illegal activities of the accused.
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