Indicted in US, Vikash Yadav to Delhi court: Threat to life, (my) details out, can’t appear

On December 18, 2023, little than 3 weeks aft helium was mentioned by US Department of Justice (DoJ) documents arsenic “CC-1” (co-conspirator) past November, Yadav was arrested successful a kidnapping and extortion lawsuit by the Delhi Police Special Cell.

After 4 months successful Tihar jail, arsenic The Indian Express reported first, helium was released connected bail successful April this year, records show. On October 18, the FBI’s New York bureau enactment him connected its wanted list.

The indictment had alleged that Yadav was employed by the “government of India’s Cabinet Secretariat, which is simply a portion of the Indian Prime Minister’s Office.”

Asked astir this, a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs had said that the idiosyncratic (Yadav) is “no longer an worker of the authorities of India”.

In his two-page application, filed by his advocator R K Handoo connected his behalf, Yadav has claimed that there’s a mendacious lawsuit registered against him by the Delhi Police.

He further claimed that determination is simply a information menace to his beingness since his photographs, location code on with pictures, and details of his whereabouts are successful the nationalist domain.

To enactment his claim, helium attached quality reports that showed his picture. He has claimed that due to the fact that of the threat, helium can’t articulation the lawsuit proceeding adjacent done video conferencing arsenic determination is simply a anticipation that his determination could beryllium tracked.

On Saturday, Yadav’s exertion was listed earlier a Delhi tribunal and the tribunal has approved his petition but asked him to look for the adjacent proceeding connected February 3, 2025.

When contacted, Yadav’s advocate, Handoo confirmed the filing of the application. Speaking to The Indian Express, helium said: “There is simply a information menace to his beingness and we person moved an exertion for exemption from the tribunal hearing. The tribunal has approved his petition and gave him exemption.”

On December 18, 2023, the Delhi Police Special Cell had arrested Yadav aft an FIR was filed against him by a Rohini resident, accusing him of extortion and kidnapping and linking him to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Yadav and his subordinate Abdullah Khan were picked up by the constabulary the adjacent day. As per the chargesheet filed earlier a Delhi tribunal connected March 13 this year, the men were booked nether IPC Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 364A (abduction), 506 (threatening), 341 (wrongful confinement), 328 (poisoning) and Section 25/27 of the Arms Act.

Yadav was granted interim bail connected March 22 and regular bail connected April 22. In the bail order, the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts, wrote, “The accused was granted interim bail by the tribunal and helium has not violated immoderate presumption and conditions of interim bail. That successful presumption of filing the chargesheet and bail of the co-accused, Khan, nary utile intent is going to beryllium served by keeping the applicant/accused further successful judicial custody for indefinite period. It is prayed that helium whitethorn beryllium enlarged connected bail.”

The ASJ stated that the authorities opposed the bail exertion arguing that allegations against the applicant/accused are “grave and serious” and determination was “likelihood of tampering of evidence.”

Granting Yadav bail, the ASJ said that the probe was implicit and helium was not required for further custodial interrogation. “…the applicant/accused is not formation risk; determination is nary allegation of immoderate menace oregon power being exerted upon the witness…Vikash Yadav is admitted to bail connected furnishing bail enslaved successful the sum of Rs 30,000 with 1 surety.”

The tribunal said that bail was taxable to the conditions that the accused should springiness an progressive telephone fig to the police; not permission the state without anterior support of the court; and should surrender his passport.