Dinakaran, aide granted bail

NEW DELHI: AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjun have been granted bail by a Delhi court for their alleged involvement in the Election Commission bribery case. The Delhi court granted bail to the duo saying they were no longer required for custodial interrogation, and asked them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 500,000 each. The court also asked them to surrender their passports. Police said Dinakaran had confessed to meeting middleman Sukesh Chandrasekar.