Stayzilla CEO Yogendra Vasupal to remain in police custody as special court rejects bail plea
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A Chennai special court rejected the bail plea Yogendra Vasupal, co-founder of online home stay aggregator Stayzilla.
Vasupal, who was arrested on March 14 on the charges of cheating and criminal intimidation, has been sent to Central Crime Branch (CCB) police custody till tomorrow.
Vasupal argued the charges against him were "foisted" and claimed it was part of "pressure tactics" to settle a "civil dispute."
On a complaint from C S Aditya, representing Jigsaw Advertising and Solutions, a case was filed against Vasupal and his partner Sarjit Singi by CCB. IPC provisions relating to cheating, criminal intimidation and criminal breach of trust were invoked against the duo.
It was alleged by the advertisement firm thatStayzilla had defrauded it to the tune of about Rs 1.68 crore for services it had rendered since last year.
The counsel for Vasupal contended that the dispute was of a civil nature and police should not have gone solely on the basis of the complainant's version and arrest his client.
Police should have at least enquired with the petitioner about the dispute, he submitted.
Additional Public Prosecutor S Manual Arasu, however, opposed the bail plea and moved an application seeking two days' custody of the accused. He maintained that it was prima facie a case of cheating.
He said the other accused was absconding and it was "premature" to allow the bail application.
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Vasupal, who was arrested on March 14 on the charges of cheating and criminal intimidation, has been sent to Central Crime Branch (CCB) police custody till tomorrow.
Vasupal argued the charges against him were "foisted" and claimed it was part of "pressure tactics" to settle a "civil dispute."
On a complaint from C S Aditya, representing Jigsaw Advertising and Solutions, a case was filed against Vasupal and his partner Sarjit Singi by CCB. IPC provisions relating to cheating, criminal intimidation and criminal breach of trust were invoked against the duo.
It was alleged by the advertisement firm that
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Police should have at least enquired with the petitioner about the dispute, he submitted.
Additional Public Prosecutor S Manual Arasu, however, opposed the bail plea and moved an application seeking two days' custody of the accused. He maintained that it was prima facie a case of cheating.
He said the other accused was absconding and it was "premature" to allow the bail application.
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