October 16, 2017 6:23 PM

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EC bribery case: Probe to be completed in 4-6 weeks, HC told

The Delhi High Court was today informed by the Delhi Police that it would take 4-6 weeks to complete its probe in the Election Commission bribery case allegedly involving AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran and others.<br/><br/>The court directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch to file by December 5, a status report on the current status of investigation.<br/><br/>Justice Ashutosh Kumar was hearing a bail plea of co- accused and alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrashekar, who has<br/>sought the relief on the ground that he was in jail for six months and a charge sheet against him has been filed in the trial court.<br/><br/>Advocate who was appearing Chandrashekar, argued that till date the police has not identified a single person in the Election Commission whom the alleged middleman had met in pursuance to the purported conspiracy to get the AIADMK 'two leaves' symbol for the Sasikala faction.'<br/><br/>Chandrashekar was arrested for allegedly taking money from Dhinakaran to bribe EC officials to get the AIADMK 'two<br/>leaves' symbol for the Sasikala faction in a by-election to the R K Nagar Assembly seat in Tamil Nadu.

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