Have received papers on Verma, says CVC
leading the court by placing “only selective documents on record”.
He promised to produce “relevant materials and important facts” to enable the court to effectively hear Asthana’s plea. NEW DELHI: Central Vigilance
Gurm’s plea, which is likely to Commissioner KV Chowdary be heard on Thursday, claimed said on Wednesday that the vigithat the probe conducted till date lance body received most of the revealed that ₹2.95 crore was paid documents from the Central “as illegal gratification” i n Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to December 2017 in Asthana’s proceed on its inquiry into allename. He alleged ₹36 crore was gations against Alok Verma. paid to Asthana “as illegal gratifi“We have got most of the files. cation” in October 2018. We are in process of getting
“There was incriminating evisome files from the CBI. Nothing dence that establishes a clear link much can be said now as the between Sana Satish Babu (the matter is sub-judice,” Chowcomplainant) to the Prasad dary said.
Brothers to Samant Goel (Special On August 24, CBI special Director R&AW) and culminatdirector Rakesh Asthana in a ing at Shri Rakesh Asthana,” he representation to the cabinet claimed. Gurm claimed investisecretary gave 10 instances gations revealed that co-accused where he alleged that CBI chief and CBI DSP Devender Kumar Alok Verma i nterfered i n sought to implicate Verma and probes carried out by him or Parliament member CM Ramesh indulged in misconduct. to shield Asthana. The government divested
Separately, a special court Verma and Asthana from their granted conditional bail to responsibilities as director and Kumar on a personal bond of Rs special director on October 24. 50,000 and surety of the same The Central Vigilance Comamount. mission (CVC) has been asked to complete inquiry against Verma by November 12 by the Supreme Court after he moved the top court challenging his temporary removal by the central government.
The top court has asked former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Patnaik to oversee the inquiry conducted by the CVC.
“Justice Patnaik is visiting the CVC headquarters regularly to oversee the inquiry. The documents submitted by the CBI are being scrutinized at the moment,” said an official familiar with the matter.
The official added that all those connected with the probe will be examined during the course of inquiry including Verma and Asthana.
The agency had on October 15 registered an FIR against Asthana for allegedly receiving a bribe of ₹2 crore from Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Satish Babu to sabotage the probe against meat exporter Moin Qureshi.