WB court turns down former Kolkata top cop Rajiv Kumar's bail plea

A lower court here on Friday turned down former Kolkata police commissioner Rajiv Kumar's anticipatory bail plea seeking an extension of protection from arrest in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.The court turned down his "faulty application" submitted before it."Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's lawyers submitted a faulty application at the lower court in Barasat around 4 pm which was turned down. Subsequent documents were said to be missing, being the reason why his application was rejected," Public prosecutor Sushovan Mitra told reporters here.This comes after Supreme Court earlier in the day refused to entertain a plea of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar seeking an extension of the seven-day period granted to him to approach a competent court for protection from arrest in connection with Saradha chit fund scam case.A vacation bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Surya Kant while disposing of the petition, said, "You (Kumar) can ..