The agency told this to Special CBI Judge S C Rajan while seeking extension of police custody of two arrested accused, chartered accountant Khemchand Gandhi and Paresh Chimanlal Budhdev, partner in Chitale and Associates.
The prosecutor told the court that Mohanan and Chitale were required to be confronted with Paresh and Gandhi to unearth the larger conspiracy among the accused persons.
The CBI also said that huge amount of money was paid to various persons in the case and they are ascertaining their identities.
The counsel appearing for these two accused opposed the CBI plea contending that the agency has not given any reasons while seeking extension of police custody remand by two days.
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The judge after hearing the submissions, extended the CBI custody of Gandhi and Paresh by two days till March 21.
During the hearing, four other arrested accused, Ashok Kumar Singh, Lala Ram Sharma, Daljeet Singh and Ram Niwas, were produced before the court and the CBI said that they be remanded to judicial custody as they were not required for further custodial interrogation.
The court had on March 17 sent three government employees, Ashok Kumar Singh, Lala Ram Sharma and Daljeet Singh, Gandhi and Paresh to CBI custody till today.
The agency had earlier told the court huge incriminating documents have been seized during the probe and these accused were allegedly passing on and procuring classified and secret documents.