Gurgaon: A Gurgaon court on Tuesday noted that there was a prima facie case against Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sukhbir Kataria for his suspected role in a case of alleged bogus voting in 2009, said a representative of a petitioner NGO.
The minister is facing nine cases of irregular voting in assembly elections.
Judicial Magistrate Sunil Kumar said the minister, an independent legislator from Gurgaon, and four others could be tried for offences under penal provisions for cheating, forgery and conspiracy, said OP Kataria, president of city-based NGO Matdata Jaagrookta Manch.
The court asked the accused to appear on the next hearing May 29, 2013 and present their replies on the allegations....
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