New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Vijay Kumar, a Municipal Councillor accused of allegedly harassing and financially exploiting a sanitary worker, who died by suicide at his residence.

Justice Mini Pushkarna, while rejecting the bail plea, observed that there was a possibility of the petitioner influencing witnesses and destroying or concealing electronic and documentary evidence. The court also noted that independent electronic corroborative material supported the case, including audio recordings recovered from the deceased's mobile phone.

Justice Pushkarna said, "Thus, there is possibility of influencing the witnesses and destruction, concealment of electronic and documentary evidence...