CBI charges Tytler, jailed arms dealer in forgery case
The CBI on Saturday chargesheeted Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and jailed arms dealer Abhishek Verma for allegedly forging the letterhead of then minister of state for home Ajay Maken in 2009.
While the CBI hadn’t named Mr Tytler as an accused in its FIR, it included his name in the chargesheet filed in the CBI special court alleging that the “forgery was done with the active connivance” of the Congress leader along with Verma.
“The forged letter was given to a China-based telecom firm with the purpose of wrongfully assuring them of a visa extension in India. Verma allegedly demanded $1 million from the firm showing the letter, but the money didn’t change hands,” a CBI official said.
Acting on Mr Maken’s complaint, the CBI registered a case against Verma last year under IPC Section 469, that relates to forgery for the purpose of harming reputation.
Mr Tytler denied the allegations, saying: “This is all rubbish. I have just came to know about it. There is no truth in it.”
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