Delhi man arrested after person he stood as surety for jumped bail: Police

A person has been arrested here after another man for whom he stood as surety jumped his bail, police said Wednesday.

The accused has been identified as Omprakash Giri, a resident of KG Marg who used work as a driver at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), they said.

"Mohammad Sohail Khan (42), a resident of Harkesh Nagar, Okhla, was earlier arrested. Khan was granted bail and Giri stood as his surety. However, once the accused was granted bail, he did not appear in the court," Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), said.

Later, when Giri was summoned, he went missing. The court got the bail documents verified and found that the pay slip submitted by Giri was forged, the officer said.

During investigation, it was learnt that he was earlier working as a driver in TRAI and had mentioned his Ranchi's address in the documents, police said.

However, Giri was apprehended and during interrogation, he revealed that he was involved in legal battle with his wife at Patiala House Court where he met Anwar, a Munshi, the officer said.

At the behest of Anwar, Giri stood as surety to Khan. Anwar had arranged documents for him, police said.

He also disclosed that at the behest of Anwar, he had stood as surety for some other persons also and Anwar used to pay him Rs 5,000 for this, police said.

Further investigation is underway, they added.