Delhi court grants bail to ex-MLA arrested for threatening to blow up Parliament

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to former Madhya Pradesh MLA Kishore Samrite who was arrested for allegedly sending explosive substances to the Supreme Court in September.
The accused, a former MLA from Lanji in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, was on December 17 granted bail in a related case for allegedly threatening to blow up the Parliament House over his “unfulfilled demands” Special Judge Vikas Dhull granted the relief to the politician on Thursday, noting that the threat did not result in any kind of explosion or loss of life or property and that the investigation in the case was already complete.
The accused was in custody since September 28.
The court added despite his letter threatening to blow up the Parliament House, no explosion took place or damage to life or property was caused.
“Although CFSL report has opined that the material recovered from the parcel is ‘low explosive material/ substance’ but there is nothing on record to show that the accused was capable of causing any kind of explosion remotely. Further in threat letter, there is no threat to blow off Supreme Court of India, if his demands are not met,” the judge noted.