NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court on
Wednesday directed CBI to reply on
the allegations that Congress leader
Jagdish Tytler tried to influence a
witness in a 1984 anti Sikh riots case
in which the agency has filed a
closure report.
Additional chief metropolitan
magistrate SPS Laler sought CBI's
response on the statement recorded
by the agency of jailed businessman
Abhishek Verma during its further
investigation in the riots case.
The court, which was hearing
arguments on CBI's closure report
filed in the case against Tytler, has
now fixed the matter for June 26.
During the hearing, senior advocate
H S Phoolka, representing the riots
victims, apprised the court that
Verma in his statement had told CBI
that Tytler had allegedly struck a
deal with Surinder Kumar Granthi,
who was a prime witness in the case
and had deposed against the
Congress leader about his
involvement in the case.