Tomar's arrest legal, says Bassi

 Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi said on Tuesday the arrest of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar in a fake degree case was legal.

"He has been arrested within the parameters of law. Soon he will be produced before a court," he said.

At a press conference at Delhi Police' headquarters, official reiterated that Tomar's arrest was in accordance with law.

"There is no conspiracy behind the arrest. It is unfair to give it a political hue," police said.

Elaborating the entire procedure, investigating officer R. Krishna said the complaint against Tomar was received on May 11 on behalf of Puneet Mittal, the Delhi Bar Council secretary, regarding Tomar's fake degree.

He said two police teams were sent to Awadh University in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, and Tilka Manjhi University in Bhagalpur, Bihar, to check the veracity of the documents.

"After verification process both the degrees were found forged. The roll number given did not match," he added.

Tomar was detained on Tuesday morning and was arrested here at 1.30 p.m. over his alleged fake law degree. - IANS