Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena member, submitted a request for bail, stating that his arrest was the result of a political vendetta following a change in the state's government. The special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002) court ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to answer.
The soldier's father argued that sending the medal by mail would be against Army policy and would also be offensive to the soldier's family.
After Nitish Kumar, the Bihar chief minister, suggested that "maybe he wants to help BJP," Prashant Kishor retaliated against his former boss.