<p class="title">A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal denied the relief to Rai, saying the allegations against him were serious.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court took note of the submissions made by ED's special public prosecutors N K Matta and Nitesh Rana that the accused may influence the witnesses and hamper the probe if released on bail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The journalist was arrested on June 8 by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at the Tihar Jail here, moments after he secured bail in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions. </p>
<p class="title">A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal denied the relief to Rai, saying the allegations against him were serious.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court took note of the submissions made by ED's special public prosecutors N K Matta and Nitesh Rana that the accused may influence the witnesses and hamper the probe if released on bail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The journalist was arrested on June 8 by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at the Tihar Jail here, moments after he secured bail in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions. </p>