SC Notice to Madhya Pradesh in Monica Bedi case

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government on a petition by mobster Abu Salem's girlfriend Monica Bedi seeking transfer of the trial of her forgery cases from the state to Delhi or Mumbai.

A bench headed by Chief Justice K.V. Balakrishnan issued the notice. Bedi is facing trial in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly possessing fake travel documents and passports in her name.

In her petition to the Supreme Court, she had alleged that she is unlikely to get a fair trial in Madhya Pradesh.

- Indo-Asian News Service