Jan 30, 2025 04:09 PM IST
Dhalor alongside together with his brother-in-law had been booked in corruption case on eve of Chandigarh mayoral elections
Hours earlier than the Chandigarh mayoral elections, the Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket on Thursday morning granted interim safety from arrest to outgoing mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor in a corruption case.
The Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket on Thursday granted interim safety from arrest to outgoing Chandigarh mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor in a corruption case. (HT file photograph)
Because the ballot proceedings started within the morning, a mentioning was performed for pressing itemizing of the matter and it was taken up by the bench of justice Mahabir Singh Sidhu.
Taking into consideration the arguments made, the bench granted interim safety from the arrest, a uncommon choice because the accused first has to strategy a decrease court docket.
The detailed order is awaited.
In his argument, Dhalor said that he feared arrest because the administration in collusion with the BJP was attempting to stop him from taking part within the elections.
Dhalor alongside together with his brother-in-law, Rahul Chanalia, was booked by Chandigarh Police on Wednesday in a corruption case on the grievance of a resident of Ram Darbar. He accused Chanalia of accepting ₹75,000 in change for a job within the municipal company. The complainant alleged that the cash was taken on behalf of Dhalor.
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