The Delhi Police has claimed before a city court that sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Panel Chief SS Namdhari and 21 others, arrested in connection with killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep, were part of a “conspiracy to kill”. Namdhari and others have refuted all the allegations of the investigating agency before Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav and claimed that they are “innocent” and have been “falsely implicated” in the case.
On conclusion of arguments on framing of charges by the Delhi Police and the 22 accused, the court has directed their counsel to file “written submissions” by on Wednesday. “Arguments are taken and concluded with the liberty to file written submissions. list...For appearance of the accused persons and clarifications, if any,” the judge said.
During the course of arguments, Namdhari’s counsel RS Malik said there is no legal evidence against his client and the accused has no connection with the bullets recovered from the spot or from the bodies of the deceased brothers.
Malik also told the court that none of the co-accused in their statements have named Namdhari or referred about his involvement in the commission of the offence. Ponty and Hardeep, who allegedly had a property dispute, were killed in a shootout at a Chhatarpur farmhouse on November 17 last year.