Promoter of Adarsh Society, 3 others get bail in bribery case

MUMBAI: A special CBI court here today granted bail to former Congress MLC and a promoter of scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society, Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, his son and two others, arrested in a bribery case.

Gidwani, his son Kailash, J K Jagiasi, tax consultant and CBI Counsel Mandar Goswami were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each subject to certain conditions.

They have been warned not to tamper with evidence, cooperate in investigations and appear before the CBI regularly in connection with the case registered against them.

The CBI had arrested Gidwani, Kailash, Goswami and Jagiasi on March 5, alleging that Gidwani had paid Rs 1.25 crore to Jagiasi to influence CBI officials and dilute the case against them.

According to the CBI, all of them were involved in the conspiracy to pay bribe. Goswami had allegedly got Rs 25 lakhs in the transaction, it was alleged.