Risk of evidence tampering justified bail refusal where prima facie material links accused to mob mobilisation and money laundering.

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....Petitioners accused of money laundering connected to irregularities in the Public Distribution System were denied bail because investigative material prima facie linked them to mobilising a violent mob that attacked enforcement and security personnel and damaged property. The court relied on call records, witness statements (including a close relative), video footage and recovery of firearms from an associate to infer a leading role; it held that prolonged detention alone does not entitle bail. Given the petitioners' local influence and the realistic risk of evidence tampering or witness intimidation, bail was refused at this stage, observations confined to bail proceedings.....