Shiromani Akali Dal Councillor Dimple Chadha, accused of demanding bribe from a builder, surrendered before a Delhi court a week after he was denied anticipatory bail.
Chadha, who is Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) Vice- President, surrendered yesterday before a Tis Hazari court and has been remanded in CBI custody till tomorrow.
Dimple Chadha is a Councillor from Sant Garh in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar and is accused of pressurising a builder in his constituency to pay Rs 1.25 lakh for raising a structure.
The councillor's personal assistant Gagan Arora is also an accused in the case and was arrested by CBI on September 15.
The CBI registered a case against Dimple and his aide on the complaint of a builder that the councillor was demanding bribe of Rs 1.25 lakh to ensure that MCD's building department will not take action on the structure being constructed by him at Sant Garh area.
The CBI laid a trap on September 15 and Arora was caught accepting a bribe of Rs. One lakh from the builder. Dimple, however, was absconding.
During the hearing on Dimple's anticipatory bail, the builder had brought to the court's notice another complaint filed before the Lokayukta by a businessman alleging harassment at the hands of the councillor.
