How so much money in Bineesh’s account, asks HC; lawyer fails to respond, plea postponed to Monday

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has heard the bail plea of Bineesh Kodiyeri, lodged in jail for the past seven months in a money laundering case. There is an amount of Rs 5 crore in his account. Bineesh had earlier claimed in the court that the money was obtained through sale of fish and vegetables. The high court sought clarification on it.

The court demanded Bineesh's lawyer to produce correct records of the money. However, Bineesh's lawyer argued in the court that this was not the money given by Anoop Mohammad, first arrested in the case and that the documents had been submitted earlier. However, the court pointed that the lawyer is not able to provide an accurate explanation related to the documents of the money in the account.

The court told Bineesh's lawyers that time would be given till May 24 to produce the documents and if failed to produce, the bail application would be rejected. The case will be considered again on May 24.

Bineesh got involved in the probe by the central agency after the arrest of Anoop Mohammad in Bengaluru drug trafficking case. The ED arrested Bineesh in November. He later filed a bail plea seeking bail to see his ailing father.