New Delhi: Al-Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, in custody in two money laundering cases, Monday urged Delhi High Court to release him on interim bail.Siddiqui, who is seeking the relief on account of his wife’s cancer treatment, told a bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee that he is ready to wear a GPS tracker band as a condition of interim bail.Opposing the interim bail plea in two cases, Enforcement Directorate said there is fear of Siddiqui tampering with evidence as also fleeing if released, and suggested that he be permitted to meet his wife in custody parole instead.Siddiqui’s senior counsel, however, asserted that his wife’s health was critical.Justice Banerjee reserved verdict in the matter after hearing the parties.Siddiqui moved the high court seeking interim bail of six weeks after the trial court refused to give him reprieve on June 9.Senior advocate Vikram Chaudhary submitted that he wanted to be with his wife, a patient at an advanced stage of cancer, and that her latest chemotherapy session is scheduled for July 15.
