The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been directed by a special court to probe into the allegations of disproportionate assets gathered by a former Secretary of country’s snooping agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Regarding this, an earlier order was also passed in February by a Special CBI court which ordered the agency to probe the assets of AK Verma, the then RAW chief. However, the lower court order was challenged by the CBI in the Delhi court but got quashed. “Thereafter, the complainant (former RAW employee RK Yadav) had prayed for issuing summons to the accused persons, for facing the trial for the offences punishable under Section 13 (1) (e) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act, as well as for the offence under Section 109 IPC,” said Special Judge Brijesh Kumar Garg in his order.
The complaint filed by RK Yadav alleged that Verma — who was the chief of Research and Analysis Wing between 1987-90 — had swindled central funds allocated for secret operation. He also alleged that Verma had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income during his posting as senior RAW officer.
He said Yadav had examined a total of 13 witnesses in support of his contentions, in pursuance to the orders passed by the court on September 7, 2010.
“These witnesses have brought on record, the various documents pertaining to the various movable and immovable assets of the accused persons. But, the complainant has failed to produce concrete evidence in respect of a large number of movable and immovable assets, allegedly acquired by the accused No 1, during his tenure as the chief of RAW,” he said.
The judge pointed out in the present case also, the accused persons are the residents of Noida, beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
“Furthermore, an incomplete evidence has come on record, in the presummoning evidence of the complainant, regarding a large number of movable and immovable assets, allegedly acquired by the accused persons, during the service period of accused
No 1,” he noted.
