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The witnesses who have been planted against him are staunch and hardcore supporters of finance minister Captain Abhimanyu whose house was set on fire. The case was earlier probed by a special investigation team of Haryana police, which never summoned him in the case.“The case was sent to CBI for political reasons and the agency has not conducted a fair probe. In his plea, Balhara had submitted that he was falsely implicated in the case and had no connection with the attack on the minister’s houseThe Jat leader’s counsel advocate Rahul Deswal argued that Balhara was shown to be involved in the case on the basis of the statements given by some planted accused/witnesses. This all shows that CBI is acting and dancing on the tunes of present government by falsely implicating maximum youth of the area,” Deswal argued in the court.The counsel also submitted that Balhara was practising advocate in the high court since May 2005, and had also served as law officer in the advocate general office Haryana for around 10 years, from 2005 to 2014. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed the arrest of All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) leader Ashok Kumar Balhara in a case related to his alleged involvement in the attack on Haryana minister Capt Abhimanyu’s house in Rohtak during the February 2016 Jat violence.His arrest shall remain stayed till November 14, when the CBI would file its reply on the contentions raised by Balhara in his plea.Justice Daya Chaudhary of the HC passed these orders while hearing the anticipatory bail plea filed by Balhara, a key aide of AIJASS chief Yashpal Malik..