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Prakash Industries Ltd CMD opposes CBI plea for voice sample

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 10 2014 | 5:22 PM IST
CMD of Prakash Industries Ltd, Ved Prakash Agarwal, today opposed in a special court CBI's plea seeking his voice sample for its probe in a bribery case in which he was arrested along with Syndicate Bank Chairman-cum- Managing Director Sudhir Kumar Jain and others.
Agarwal opposed the agency's plea contending that he was "apprehending manipulation" by CBI to implicate him in the case.
CBI had moved the court seeking direction to five arrested accused to record their voice samples for the ongoing probe.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, who appeared for Ved Prakash Agarwal, argued that when the accused were in police custody, CBI had sought their consent for giving voice samples but Agarwal had refused.
Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma after hearing the arguments reserved the order on the plea for September 19.
Apart from Agarwal, CBI has also sought voice samples of accused Jain, Bhushan Steel Limited Vice Chairman and Managing Director Neeraj Singal, Vineet Godha and Puneet Godha.

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The counsel for Jain, Singal, Vineet and Puneet told the court that they would advance their arguments on September 19.
The court had earlier asked the five accused to file their response on CBI's plea in which the agency had said the case was based on intercepted telephonic conversations and specimen voice samples of these accused was required for its probe.
These accused, along with others, are in judicial custody till tomorrow.
They were arrested in connection with two separate graft cases in which CBI had booked them under the Prevention of Corruption Act and for the charge of criminal conspiracy.
On August 2, CBI had arrested six accused in connection with the case and claimed to have recovered Rs 21 lakh in cash from Jain's residence besides gold worth Rs 1.68 crore and documents of fixed deposits of up to Rs 63 lakh.
The agency has filed two cases against Jain, accusing him of receiving a bribe of Rs 50 lakh through conduits and abusing his official position to enhance the credit limits of some companies in violation of laid-down procedures.

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First Published: Sep 10 2014 | 5:22 PM IST

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