Suhail Hindustani took two BJP MPs to Amar house

Suhail Hindustani, the alleged “main initiator” of the cash-for-vote scam, took two BJP MPs to former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh’s house to strike a deal ahead of the trust vote in 2008, the Delhi Police has said in its chargesheet.

The two BJP MPs, Ashok Argal and Faggan Singh Kulaste, had waved currency notes in the Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, summons were issued to Amar Singh, LK Advani’s former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni and the two MPs by a Delhi court on Thursday for completing the procedural requirements to start a trial for their alleged role in the scam.

Besides asking the four to be present in the court personally on September 6, special judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued a production warrant against Amar Singh’s former aide Sanjeev Saxena and alleged BJP activist Suhail Hindustani who are presently lodged in Tihar Jail.

“I take cognisance of all the offences mentioned in the chargesheet,” the judge said. While issuing the summons the judge asked the police as to why they were not arrested earlier.
“Is there any special reason for not arresting them,” the judge asked. Public prosecutor Rajeev Mohan, appearing for the Crime Branch, told the court that the four were not arrested as their custodial interrogation was not required.