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Property developers held on apex court order

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday informed the apex court that it had arrested property developers Ansal brothers and released them on personal bonds in executing bailable arrest warrants issued by the court for allegedly subverting the judiciary.

  • IANS
  • Published: 23:53 August 29, 2008
  • Gulf News

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday informed the apex court that it had arrested property developers Ansal brothers and released them on personal bonds in executing bailable arrest warrants issued by the court for allegedly subverting the judiciary.

Appearing for the CBI, senior counsel Harish Salve told the bench of justices B.N. Agrawal and G.S. Singhvi: "The CBI has executed the bailable arrest warrants against the Ansals."

In a separate compliance report to the court, the CBI said: "The bailable warrant of arrest in respect of Sushil Ansal was executed on August 23. In respect of Gopal Ansal, the bailable warrant of arrest has been executed on August 25.

CBI deputy superintendent of police R.S. Kuril told the apex court in his compliance report that Gopal Ansal could not be arrested on August 23 because he was out of Delhi.

The apex court on August 22 had ticked off the CBI for delaying the execution of arrest warrants against the Ansals and their two former employees on August 13 and had ordered the agency to promptly arrest them and execute the bailable arrest warrants.

The apex court had also asked for the agency's compliance report of its order by August 28.

The Ansal brothers were held guilty by a Delhi trial court on November 20 last year for criminal negligence that led to the fire.

They were subsequently sentenced to a jail term of two years each by the trial court. However, the sentences were suspended by the Delhi High Court.

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