Overview

• Additional Sessions Judge Avinash P Kulkarni rejected Sunny Gupta’s bail plea on June 13, citing the gravity of the Rs 8.74 lakh fraud and the possibility of evidence interference
• Prosecutors say Gupta met businessman Kundan Singh in Andheri in March and claimed close ties to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to secure a print media tender
• To bolster his story, Gupta displayed a caller ID showing “Rekha Gupta” and accepted gifts, gold ornaments, expensive clothes and online payments totaling Rs 8.74 lakh
• When Gupta failed to deliver the tender and Singh demanded repayment, the accused allegedly issued death threats, prompting Singh to file a police complaint and FIR
• Mumbai Police continue to investigate the transactions and communications in the case while Sunny Gupta remains in custody