Bail for accused in kidnapping case involving Yadav

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.

- Press Trust of India

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 Abdul-Jah Khan on December 17, 2023, where Yadav claimed to be acting on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

“The complainant (Walia) stated that he was forced to make a video call to the applicant/accused (Jalaluddin), who ‘was purportedly based in Dubai, demanding hawala payments. The complainant was allegedly injected with a substance, beaten up and robbed of valuables, including cash, jewellery and cheques,” the court noted.