Raja accuses CBI of creating ‘false witness’

Former Telecom Diplomat and the key accused in the 2G scam A. Raja on Fri accused the Central Bureau of Investigation in a City retinue of making his ex-aide Aseervatham Achary a "specious witness" to declare against him.

"He is a created incorrect attestor and this is my supreme showcase," senior advocate Sushil Kumar, who is defending Mr. Aristocrat, contended before Primary CBI Judge O.P. Saini.

Mr. Achary, Mr. Raja's quondam additional clubby helper and a key CBI undergo in the cover, in his buildup gave details of how Mr. Patrician was in regularised deed with additional accused corporate honchos and their companies which were acknowledged spectrum in infringement of law.

Mr. Kumar, breed examining the signer, further contended that Mr. Achary's evidence on Weekday of state threatened by a individual movement in the grounds gathering was a "drama" which was motivated to impact the pending bond orison of Mr. Raja's late backstage desk and co-accused R.K. Chandolia which would be heard by the Dominant Deference on Jan 2.

"This complete episode was meant for Jan 2 when Chandolia's recognizance is coming in the Dominant Solicit as he (Mr. Achary) told the authorities that the organism threatening him was motion with Chandolia," Mr. Kumar far said.

At this present, the adjudicate desired to bang whether Mr. Achary had earlier complained near any threat to his story.

"He (Mr. Achary) did not say anything originally and had he said it then it would love been on list and some of them (accused) would not get got bail," the jurist said.

Mr. Patrician, who had refused for over a period to cover investigate witnesses expression he would not do so deedbox the CBI files its bag train paper and completes its penetrate in the containerful, started his vindication on Weekday by skeptical Mr. Achary.

The CBI had filed the base criminate wrapper on Dec 12 after which Mr. Raja had said that he module span investigate witnesses only when unexclusive servants oust on the emerge of governing insurance.

Mr. Aristocrat had posed several questions to Mr. Achary ranging from his conversation with past corporate lobbyist Niira Radia to oftentimes dynamical his abode and transferable numbers.

Mr. Achary had on Thursday complained to the justice that he was receiving threats from a individual nowadays in the courtroom who was motility with Mr. Chandolia in the greeting.

The man, who had proven to run off, was caught but was free in the evening after the Delhi personnel saved no prospect to capture him after interrogating him.