Mumbai, Mar 16 (UNI) Noted builder Rajendra Chaturvedi, who was arrested on March eight for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to eliminate rival builder, filed a bail application today in the session court.
The bail application was filed on the grounds that section 302 (murder), which is levelled against him is not maintainable because nobody has died, secondly section 115 (abetment) which is bailable offence and thirdly the sharp shooter has not identified him so far.
The petition will come up for hearing tomorrow before acting Principal Judge R Y Ghanoo.
Chaturvedi was remanded to Police custody till March 20, yesterday by Metropolitan Magistrate Andheri Court for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to eliminate rival builder Rashmikant Shah of Vijay group to gain control of a Rs 500 crore project of Abhyudaya Nagar in southcentral Mumbai.
Prosecution case is that Chaturvedi had allegedly hired contract killers through one Baba Udaynath Pratapsingh Chauhan, a ''spiritual leader'', to kill Mr Shah. While they were on their way to commit the offence, Juhu police arrested them.
They were identified as - Mohammed Jaffer Sheikh, Aslam Khan, Salim Qureshi and Vijay Vadkar.
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The bail application was filed on the grounds that section 302 (murder), which is levelled against him is not maintainable because nobody has died, secondly section 115 (abetment) which is bailable offence and thirdly the sharp shooter has not identified him so far.
The petition will come up for hearing tomorrow before acting Principal Judge R Y Ghanoo.
Chaturvedi was remanded to Police custody till March 20, yesterday by Metropolitan Magistrate Andheri Court for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to eliminate rival builder Rashmikant Shah of Vijay group to gain control of a Rs 500 crore project of Abhyudaya Nagar in southcentral Mumbai.
Prosecution case is that Chaturvedi had allegedly hired contract killers through one Baba Udaynath Pratapsingh Chauhan, a ''spiritual leader'', to kill Mr Shah. While they were on their way to commit the offence, Juhu police arrested them.
They were identified as - Mohammed Jaffer Sheikh, Aslam Khan, Salim Qureshi and Vijay Vadkar.
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