A special Delhi court today remanded to two-day police custody an alleged hawala operator in the Election Commission bribery case, involving AIADMK (Amma) faction leader TTV Dhinakaran, to ascertain the money trail. <br/><br/>Special judge Poonam Chaudhry also sent alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrashekar, who was produced on expiry of his police custody, to judicial custody till May 12. <br/><br/>The police sought two-day custody of alleged hawala operator Nathu Singh, who was arrested last night, claiming he was given one crore Rs to hand it over to Chandrashekar.<br/><br/>Police told the court that money was meant to be paid as bribe to Election Commission officials in the pending party symbol matter.Singh was apprehended at the Delhi Airport for his alleged involvement in "illegal transfer" of money to arrested middleman Sukesh Chandrasekhar by Dhinakaran.<br/><br/>Dhinakaran was arrested in Delhi on night of April 25 following four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe an unidentified EC official to get the undivided AIADMK's 'two leaves' election symbol for his faction.
News On AIR | April 28, 2017 8:38 PM
EC bribery case: Alleged hawala operator sent to 2-day police custody