Chandigarh, June 26

A local court has dismissed the bail application of a senior constable of the Punjab Police, Manish Kumar, who was arrested for allegedly withdrawing money in lakhs by submitting fake medical bills of other Punjab Police personnel.

The accused had been working at the medical reimbursement department of the police. A case was registered against the accused on the complaint of Senior Constable Virender Singh.

The police arrested the accused on March 20, 2021. The counsel of the accused claimed that the petitioner had been falsely implicated in the case. The Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application.

He said the cheated amount — Rs,96,056 — had been recovered from the petitioner. After hearing the arguments, the court rejected the bail plea. — TNS