Bail plea of Bapat to be heard on Monday

Mumbai, Mar 29 (UNI) Special ACB court today adjourned to April three, the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Shrikant Bapat, accused in the multi-crore Maharashtra Public Services Commission examination scam of 2003.

Special ACB judge P N Deshmukh adjourned the hearing after defence counsel Ashok Mundergi sought time to submit a written submission alongwith some documents to the prosecution's say in the matter.

Mr Bapat had moved the Special court, fearing arrest.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sudhakar Poojari, the investigating officer in the case, had summoned Mr Bapat for questioning at the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) office. However, instead of visiting the ACB office, the former Mumbai Police Commissioner filed an application before Additional Sessions Judge P N Deshmukh, seeking anticipatory bail.

Mr Bapat, who was a member of the Commission between 1994 and 1999, is alleged to have played a role in the recruitment of the three Lohar brothers as Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs).

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