Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar recorded the statements of witnesses Dewesh Kumar, an officer of Canara Bank here, and R P Verma, an official of the National Cooperative Consumers Federation, at Ranchi.
Verma deposed before the court that he had gone to CBI's Ranchi office on March 11, 2013 and accompanied the team which had conducted search at accused firm JIPL's Ramgarh office.
During his cross-examination by advocate Rajiv Mohan, who represented JIPL and one other accused, Verma said he was not aware whether the documents signed by him were original or photocopies as he did not know their contents.
"It is wrong to suggest that I am a planted and tutored witness of the CBI. It is wrong to suggest that I did not join any search operation on March 11, 2013. It is wrong to suggest that...Documents were signed or initialled by me later on at CBI office and that too, much after March 11, 2013. It is wrong to suggest that I am deposing falsely," he said.
Also Read
During his cross-examination, he denied the suggestions of the defence counsel that he was a "planted" witness of CBI.
The court concluded the recording of statements of these two witnesses and posted the case for tomorrow.