Patiala, Nov 04: Police noose around noted Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi, who is evading police since last Wednesday, tightened today after a local court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in the illegal human trafficking case.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate P S Dhanoa rejected the singer's application for bail after hearing arguments on his behalf and the Punjab Police.
Meanwhile, Patiala Police said it had not made any breakthrough in its efforts to arrest the singer who was not traceable at his known addresses after having appeared before the local police for two days last week.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Paramraj Singh Umranangal told that raiding parties were yet to get any clue about the singer's whereabouts, but as per the statement of Mehndi's counsel in the local court today, he (Daler) was admitted in a hospital at Noida, adjoining Delhi.
The police was trying to find out the hospital, he said adding that search for the singer would continue by police parties which had been sent to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Daler's counsel Anand Parkash made five pleas in the court - bail for the singer, a CBI probe into the case, an independent investigation as the Patiala police was working in a biased manner, police protection for the lawyers and their associates and presence of lawyers during interrogation.
Bureau Report