Bengaluru: The bail plea of Mohammed Haris Nalapad, son of Shanthinagar Congress MLA N.A. Haris, was rejected by a Court in Bengaluru yesterday. 24-year-old Mohammad Nalapad, accused of severely thrashing a man at an upscale restaurant in Bengaluru, is charged with attempt to murder and has been in jail since last week when he surrendered along with six others.

The bail was denied by Magistrate Parameshwar of the 63rd Sessions Court on grounds that the Police had not yet recorded the statement of Vidvat, Nalapad’s victim. The bail of six others who had been arrested was also denied. The Magistrate also rejected the bail on the grounds that they may tamper with evidence.

“The Court expressed that there are going to be chances of witnesses getting influenced and the investigation getting coerced. The Court has come to a conclusion that they don’t deserve bail. It is victory to justice and society at large,” Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar said.

Nalapad will be produced in Court on March 7. Nalapad was arrested after he and friends brutally assaulted 24-year-old Vidvat, son of a prominent businessman, in an uptown café in the city on Feb. 17.

On Feb. 21, Nalapad filed for bail. In his application, he said that invoking IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) was a wrong step by the prosecution. His plea claimed that the Section was added due to his political connections and the media scrutiny of the case.

The plea also cited that Vidvat was drunk and he was injured when he fell on his face. Shyam Sundar dismissed the pleas by pointing out that Vidvat was injured by the brutal assault by Nalapad and his associates who punched and kicked him.

Doctors at Mallya Hospital, who treated Vidvat, rubbished claims that he was drunk. “I was there along with Dr. Veda, who was the Chief Medical Officer. He (Vidvat) was conscious, alert. There were no signs of drowsiness or restlessness and he was not under the influence of alcohol. There was swelling on his face due to a nasal bone fracture and he also had injuries on his rib. There is no doubt he was grievously injured,” Dr. Humera said.