By IANS,
New Delhi : A special court here Tuesday issued non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Sohail Hindustani, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 cash-for-vote scandal.
Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued the NBW against Hindustani, an alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist, after observing that neither the accused nor his counsel appeared in court.
The court would next hear the case Aug 22.
On July 22, 2008, some BJP MPs had waved wads of currency notes on the floor of the Lok Sabha during a trust vote faced by the UPA-I government, claiming they were given the money to vote in favour of the government.
Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, Sudheendra Kulkarni, MP Ashok Argal, two ex-BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora, along with Amar Singh’s former aide Sanjeev Saxena and Hindustani have been named as accused in the case.