Chandigarh: A former additional advocate general of Haryana, Sanjeev Bansal, was in the custody of the Chandigarh Police Wednesday in a cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city last week.

The police said they arrested the former law officer, who is known to be well connected to politicians and judges, when he came to the Sector 11 police station here after 2 a.m. Accompanied by some senior advocates.

Bansal, whose supporters say he surrendered to the police, is one of three accused in a case registered in Chandigarh Sunday after a packet with Rs.1.5 million in cash reached the house of newly appointed Punjab and Haryana high court judge Nirmaljit Kaur in Sector 11 here last week. "Sanjeev did not surrender before us.

Rather he was brought to us by some advocates and arrested by us. We cannot divulge anything more as this is a very sensitive issue and requires thorough investigation," Additional Superintendent of Police Madhur Verma told IANS.

According to the complaint, an assistant (Munshi) of Bansal, Prakash, delivered the money at the residence of Nirmaljit Kaur, a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Aug 13 night. On seeing the cash in the bag, the security guard called the judge who was in the house.

They stopped Parkash from leaving and called the police, said a police official. The Chandigarh Police had registered a case last week against three people, including Bansal and Prakash, following a complaint that cash had been delivered at Nirmaljit Kaur's residence, said the official.

Source : IANS