Latest News | Maha: Court Rejects Pre-arrest Bail Plea of Ex-MLA, Wife in DA Case

Thane, Jun 1 (PTI) The court here on Wednesday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of former Mira Bhayandar MLA Narendra Mehta and his wife Suman in a disproportionate assets case.

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The Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against the former BJP MLA alleging that his assets were at least Rs 8.25 crore more than his known sources of income when he served as a corporator and MLA between January 2006 and August 2015.

The ACB has named Mehta's wife Suman as an alleged abettor in the case.

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While hearing the couple's plea, special judge ACB R R Kakani held that as the offence was serious, they do not deserve pre-arrest bail.

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