India, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court has denied bail to Chetan Dilip Paradhi, an accused in the murder of former minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ziauddin Abdul Rahim, also known as Baba Siddique, observing that there was prima facie evidence against him which showed his involvement in the alleged conspiracy and revealed his membership in the organised crime syndicate.

Relying on the embargo under section 21(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), which bars courts from granting bail to accused unless they're satisfied that the accused are prima facie not guilty and unlikely to commit any offence when released on bail, a single judge bench of justice RM Joshi on Thursday said the criminal antece...