In a relief for the Commissionerate police and the witnesses in the judo coach Biranchi Das murder case, the District and Sessions Court here on Wednesday rejected gangster Raja Acharya’s bail plea in a 2010 kidnapping and extortion case.
Earlier in the day, the court had heard the case and reserved its verdict. Following the development, even though the Supreme Court (SC) had granted bail to Raja in the sensational murder case of the judo coach, he can’t be released out of jail as the court rejected his bail plea in a different case in which he is the main accused. Raja has been charged of extorting and kidnapping an employee of Jyoti Motors in the city. Besides, the court is yet to hear a case in 2009 in which Raja had allegedly given life threat to the brother of Ollywood actress Bidhusmita. “We are keeping a close eye on the entire situation,” said Police Commissioner YB Khurania.