Rakesh Paul’s Bail Plea Rejected Again In APSC Recruitment Scam
Guwahati: Rakesh Paul’s second request for bail in relation to the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) recruitment fraud was denied on Wednesday.
Rakesh Paul, the main suspect in the APSC cash-for-jobs fraud, had his bail request denied by the special judge’s court for the sixth time.
In the case filed at the Bhangagarh Police Station regarding the Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) bribery scandal, Rakesh Paul reportedly requested bail.
Paul has been granted bail in connection with three additional cases against him; it has emerged in the interim.
The court allegedly stated at the hearing on his bail application that it was not the appropriate moment to release him on bond.
The matter is still pending before the fast track court in the interim.
It should be mentioned that one of the two contenders for the position of ADO, Bedanta Bikash Das, acknowledged to paying Rakesh Paul, the then-APSC Chairman, Rs. 50,000 in bribe in order to be hired.
He filed a case at the Bhangagarh Police Station against the other applicant, Mrigen Haloi, and requested that appropriate action be taken against him when he was unsuccessful in getting the job.
Rakesh Paul’s bail request had earlier in September of this year been denied by the special judge’s court in relation to the APSC recruiting scandal for the sixth time.
The government was represented by attorney Makhan Phukan, who provided the court with information about the situation. The lower court had been ordered by the HC to wrap up his trial in six months.
He received bail in the case brought by the CID last year. The former APSC chairman, Rakesh Pal, was detained in November 2016 and incarcerated for more than five years.