Three accused of discharging acid into Vishwamitri River denied bail

Vadodara | Friday | 20th April, 2018

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The accused had filed for anticipatory bail in the sessions court last week pleading innocence in the case.However, the police submitted an affidavit opposing the bail. Police told the court that the three accused and Arjun Singh Sisodiya, the tanker owner, were in constant touch before the raid. The other end of the inlet opened in the Vishwamitri River. A concrete structure was formed inside the enclosure where only a pipe has to be connected to an inlet to release industrial waste from the tanker. Vadodara: The sessions court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to Bhikha Bhaliya, his son Deepak and nephew Mahesh, who were accused of discharging acidic liquid into Vishwamitri River at Vadsar.The trio was booked at Manjalpur police station on April 3 after the special operations group (SOG) of city police raided their illegally occupied dumping site on the river banks and seized a tanker..