The sessions court asked Vora's lawyer to first withdraw his bail petition from the court of metropolitan magistrate which did not grant him any relief, following which he moved the sessions court through his lawyer Rajendra Sorankar seeking his client's liberty.
"We have already filed an application withdrawing the bail plea in the metropolitan magistrate's court," Sorankar said.
Vora, arrested last week, is accused of helping former gangster Vijay Palande alias Karan Sood who is the key accused in twin murders of Tikku and aspiring Bollywood producer Karan Kakkad.
In his bail petition, Vora claimed that he was unaware of Palande's real identity. "I was introduced to Palande though Simran Sood (co-accused in the murders) as Karan Sood. Simran had claimed that Karan was her brother and I believed her," he said.
According to police, after Palande gave police a slip on April 10, Vora allegedly picked him up in his car from Marine Lines police station and also helped him check into a hotel in south Mumbai. Vora also allegedly used his own credit card to buy clothes for Palande who was rearrested on the same day. PTI SVS NSK
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