Delhi Police too argued that the proceedings conducted through video-conferencing would not prejudice his right in any manner.

Prosecutor Rajeev Mohan said that shuttling the accused between Mumbai and Delhi on every date to ensure his presence caused losses to the government and also created a security threat.

The court gave the prosecution time till Aug 27 to file a detailed reply on Salem's plea opposing video-conferencing.

Salem has been charged under Section 387 (putting a person under threat of death to commit extortion), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 385 (putting a person under fear of injury to commit extortion) of the Indian Penal Code.