The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Assam Government on the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the case linked to the death of Assam music icon Zubeen Garg. Mahanta, organiser of the North East India Festival in Singapore, approached the apex court after the Gauhati High Court rejected his bail plea.
A Delhi Karkardooma Court rejected the bail plea of Deepak Vats, accused of cheating a Haryana judicial officer of over Rs 52 lakh in a case allegedly originating on Tinder. The Court observed that the allegations were consistent with a suspected honey-trap scheme and made strong remarks on the investigation.
The Supreme Court dismissed the bail plea of Haryana-based travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, observing that allegations of sharing sensitive information with Pakistani intelligence operatives were “very serious.” The Court held that national security considerations must prevail while examining bail requests in such cases.