Court Denies Return of Seized Gadgets in Fadnavis Bribery Case

A special court has rejected Aniksha Jaisinghani’s request for the return of her seized electronic gadgets. Jaisinghani is accused of threatening and attempting to bribe Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The Anti Corruption Board (ACB) court, in its August 16 order, has directed the police to expedite the forensic analysis of the gadgets. Jaisinghani decided that she needs access to her devices for her defense, but the court maintained that returning them could risk evidence tampering.

The police stated that due to a backlog at the Forensic Science Laboratory, completing the data analysis would take more time. The case revolves around an alleged scheme where Jaisinghani posed as a designer and threatened Amruta Fadnavis to release compromising data unless she received Rs 10 crore and her father was cleared of charges.

(With inputs from agencies.)