Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amit Rattan Kotfatta, who was arrested in a bribery case lately, was once more despatched to police remand until March 2 after he was produced in a Bathinda courtroom on Monday afternoon.
Kotfatta was arrested on February 23 morning when he was close to Shambu border in Rajpura. On that day he was despatched to police remand until February 27.
Sources mentioned that Vigilance Bureau (VB) had searched his Bathinda in addition to Chandigarh-based homes when the legislator was in police remand and recovered just a few paperwork from his place.
Kulwant Singh, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who’s the investigating officer of VB on this case, advised the media individuals, “We have recovered a few documents from his house which need to be verified. Also, a few account details need to be verified for which we have got his police remand till March 2.”
Kulwant Singh mentioned that the previous particulars submitted by complainant Pritpal Kumar had been being verified. He mentioned the investigation within the case is on and extra particulars will probably be divulged later.
Pritpal Kumar, husband of Seema Rani who’s the sarpanch of Ghudda village of Bathinda district, had approached VB with a criticism that improvement funds for the works achieved in his village weren’t being launched by the Sangat block improvement panchayat officer (BDPO) whereas the businesses that had offered materials for the event works had been demanding cash for the fabric offered.
Pritpal Kumar acknowledged that he had approached the MLA after BDPO refused to launch the funds. According to the FIR, for getting the Rs 25 lakh grant launched, the MLA had sought Rs 5 lakh as bribe by way of his shut aide Rashim Garg.
On February 16, Garg was arrested with Rs 4 lakh bribe cash. This bribe cash was within the denomination of Rs 2,000 and the identical foreign money notice numbers had been talked about within the FIR.
Garg was caught exterior the Circuit House by the VB staff whereas the MLA was sitting inside.
Initially, on February 16, solely Garg was arrested, however Pritpal Kumar had made a voice recording of the dialog between him and the MLA over the bribe quantity. The recording went viral on social media. Its voice high quality matched with that of the MLA’s after getting it inspected from forensic consultants, following which the MLA was arrested, sources mentioned.
It was additionally talked about within the FIR that Garg had taken Rs 2.5 lakh from Pritpal Kumar to get one SC villager Gurdas Singh of Ghudda deputed as nambardar of village. The DSP mentioned, “We are verifying that part as well because of which we sought police remand yet again.”
Though Amit Rattan had a haircut, he was seen carrying turban in his constituency earlier than he was arrested. However, through the courtroom listening to he wasn’t carrying turban.
Garg was produced in courtroom on February 24 and was despatched to judicial remand.