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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | CBI lawyers take Rs 1.25 crore to dilute Adarsh charges, held

CBI lawyers take Rs 1.25 crore to dilute Adarsh charges, held

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published Published on Mar 7, 2012   modified Modified on Mar 7, 2012
-The Times of India

A conspiracy to dilute charges against accused persons in the Adarsh housing society scam by CBI lawyers has been unearthed with the arrest of special public prosecutor Mandar Goswamy, CBI counsel in Mumbai high court in Adarsh and other cases, income tax lawyer J K Jagiasi, former Congress MLC Kanhaiya Lal Gidwani (accused in the Adarsh scam) and his son Kailash. 

The accused lawyers reportedly took Rs 1.25 crore from Gidwani in lieu of providing information on CBI's next step and to look at options of diluting charges against him. The agency is probing the possibility of the CBI counsel being in touch with other Adarsh scam accused as well. 

CBI stumbled upon the case with the arrest of Jagiasi who allegedly asked an Air India official, accused in a case, to pay a bribe of Rs 50 lakh for dilution of charges, sources said. The Air India official approached the CBI and a trap was laid leading to his arrest on February 20. He was later released on bail. 

During his questioning, officials were surprised to know that he had been in touch with other accused as well, including Gidwani, sources said. 

"Gidwani asked Jagiasi if anything could be done for him in the Adarsh matter. Jagiasi told him that he would have to pay money and charges against him would be diluted. Jagiasi, a friend of CBI retaining counsel Mandar Goswamy, then contacted Goswamy and asked him to help. Goswamy agreed," a CBI officer said. 

Throughout 2011, sources said, Gidwani paid money to Jagiasi and Goswamy through his son Kailash. They gave Rs 1.25 crore to Jagiasi out of which Rs 25 lakh was delivered to Goswamy. 

Jagiasi was arrested on Monday night while Gidwani, Kailash and Goswamy were arrested on Tuesday. CBI has booked them under the Prevention of Corruption Act. All of them have been remanded to CBI custody till March 16. 

CBI stumbled upon the case with the arrest of lawyer J K Jagiasi who allegedly asked an Air India official, accused in a case, to pay a bribe of Rs 50 lakh for dilution of charges.

The Times of India, 7 March, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-lawyers-take-Rs-1-25-crore-to-dilute-Adarsh-charges-held/articleshow/12169535.cms


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