Bail for accused in kidnapping case involving Yadav

Vikas Yadav is said to be involved in a foiled plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US.

- Press Trust of India

A Delhi court has granted bail to a co-accused in the extortion and kidnapping case involving Vikas Yadav, a former government official charged by the US authorities for his alleged role in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.

Additional sessions judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler, who was hearing the bail plea of Jalaluddin alias Sameer, said that there was undisputed evidence of the complainant and the accused travelling together to Thailand, merely three weeks after registration of the FIR on January 6, 2024, creating a prima facie doubt.

In its order dated July 23, the court noted that the complainant, Raj Kumar Walia, alleged that he was kidnapped, assaulted and robbed by co-accused Vikas Yadav and Abdullah Khan on December 17, 2023, where Yadav claimed to be acting on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.