The special judge’s court on July 4 refused to grant bail to all six accused in connection to the Rs 105 crore-State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) scam in Assam.
Assam SCERT Scam
The accused individuals, identified as Hunmoni Nath, Bhaskar Hazarika, Manoj Das, David Adhikary, Benin Doley, and Rajesh Kumar Joshi had sought bail but were rejected by the court.
Earlier on June 1, AAP leader Bidyut Kalita was suspended from the party for his alleged involvement in the same. Kalita was temporarily suspended from the post for his alleged involvement in the SCERT scam.
He was summoned by the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell in connection with the scam. Reportedly, Kalita had been absconding over fear of arrest since the summon notice was sent to him.