IRCTC rip-off: CBI strikes courtroom searching for cancellation of bail granted to Tejashwi Yadav

By PTI

NEW DELHI:  The CBI on Saturday moved a courtroom right here searching for the cancellation of bail granted to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav within the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) rip-off.

Special Judge Geetanjali Goel issued a discover to Yadav on the applying moved by the probe company and sought his reply by September 28.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) mentioned Yadav, in a latest press convention, tried to subvert the method of regulation and thwart the complete investigation in addition to the ensuing trial, and “blatantly abused the liberty granted to him”.

“The tone and tenor is condemnable, intimidating and unfortunate, to say the least” . The mentioned statements should not involved to 1 case alone, however type part of the bigger design of the accused.

“The said statements are not only scandalous but are also a clear attempt to prevent the trial from reaching its logical conclusion,” the company mentioned in its software.

It added that via his statements on the convention, whereas Yadav issued a “direct threat to CBI officers and their families”, he additionally issued an “indirect threat to witnesses”

“The accused has openly warned the CBI officers against carrying out the investigations, also resorting to innuendoes and threats in the process. Through such statements, the accused had indirectly and automatically threatened and attempted to influence the witnesses of the case,” it mentioned.

The company additionally mentioned the Bihar minister tried to “portray the CBI in bad light and under the influence of political parties” through the use of innuendoes akin to ‘jamai’ of a political celebration towards it.

The software additional added that Yadav additionally undermined “the authority of the court” via his statements used within the convention.

“Through such statements, the accused undermines the process of law, the investigation and the consequential trial and is as such an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice,” it added.

The CBI mentioned Yadav, being the son of former chief ministers of Bihar and himself the deputy CM, “is highly influential and powerful” and that his “scandalous statements” display his try to yield undue affect and energy to stop the case from reaching its logical conclusion.

“The accused is no common man and exercises control and influence over a large number of people, all of whom are directly and indirectly affected and impacted by the implications of such scandalous statements,” it mentioned.

The courtroom had in October 2018 granted bail to Yadav after he appeared earlier than it in pursuance to summons issued towards him within the matter associated to alleged irregularities in granting the operational contract of two IRCTC accommodations to a non-public agency.

NEW DELHI:  The CBI on Saturday moved a courtroom right here searching for the cancellation of bail granted to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav within the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) rip-off.

Special Judge Geetanjali Goel issued a discover to Yadav on the applying moved by the probe company and sought his reply by September 28.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) mentioned Yadav, in a latest press convention, tried to subvert the method of regulation and thwart the complete investigation in addition to the ensuing trial, and “blatantly abused the liberty granted to him”.

“The tone and tenor is condemnable, intimidating and unfortunate, to say the least” . The mentioned statements should not involved to 1 case alone, however type part of the bigger design of the accused.

“The said statements are not only scandalous but are also a clear attempt to prevent the trial from reaching its logical conclusion,” the company mentioned in its software.

It added that via his statements on the convention, whereas Yadav issued a “direct threat to CBI officers and their families”, he additionally issued an “indirect threat to witnesses”

“The accused has openly warned the CBI officers against carrying out the investigations, also resorting to innuendoes and threats in the process. Through such statements, the accused had indirectly and automatically threatened and attempted to influence the witnesses of the case,” it mentioned.

The company additionally mentioned the Bihar minister tried to “portray the CBI in bad light and under the influence of political parties” through the use of innuendoes akin to ‘jamai’ of a political celebration towards it.

The software additional added that Yadav additionally undermined “the authority of the court” via his statements used within the convention.

“Through such statements, the accused undermines the process of law, the investigation and the consequential trial and is as such an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice,” it added.

The CBI mentioned Yadav, being the son of former chief ministers of Bihar and himself the deputy CM, “is highly influential and powerful” and that his “scandalous statements” display his try to yield undue affect and energy to stop the case from reaching its logical conclusion.

“The accused is no common man and exercises control and influence over a large number of people, all of whom are directly and indirectly affected and impacted by the implications of such scandalous statements,” it mentioned.

The courtroom had in October 2018 granted bail to Yadav after he appeared earlier than it in pursuance to summons issued towards him within the matter associated to alleged irregularities in granting the operational contract of two IRCTC accommodations to a non-public agency.