New Delhi : Arms dealer Abhishek Verma has deposed before the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler had told him in 2008 that he had met the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after which he got a clean chit over his alleged role in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
In his statement as a witness recorded by the CBI during a probe, Verma, an accused in the naval war room leak and other cases, including cheating and forgery, has said that Tytler had also told him that a deal was struck and a hefty amount was paid to a riots case witness, who had deposed against him, reports PTI.
Containing these claims, the CBI has filed a third closure report in a Delhi court which on Wednesday heard arguments on the report and asked the agency to respond to the allegations that Tytler had tried to influence the witness. The CBI said in its closure report that Verma’s oral evidence indicated that Tytler might have tried to influence witness Surinder. However, the agency said the fact narrated by Verma could not be verified as Surinder has since expired. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler posted the case for June 26 asking the prosecutor to inform him about the action taken by CBI on the allegations that Tytler had also paid money to the witness and the alleged hawala transaction.
