Finally, former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman to be tried

Paving way for a ten-year old case, a Delhi court on Tuesday ordered that former BJP president Bangaru Laxman be put on trial for accepting Rs1 lakh from fake arms dealers allegedly to recommend to the defence ministry to award them a contract to supply their wares to the Army.

Special judge Vinod Kumar ordered Laxman’s trial, framing charges against him under section of the Prevention of Corruption Act, saying “prima facie it appears that the accused accepted money.”

Laxman was caught on camera accepting money in a 2001 sting operation by Tehelka.com with its scribes posing as representatives of a fictitious UK-based company West End International.