Aseervartham Achary, ex-aide of jailed former communications minister A. Raja, has denied that he was tutored by the CBI before appearing as a witness in a special court here. His cross-examination by the defence concluded Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said that it was wrong to suggest that he remembered only those facts fed to him by the CBI.<\/p>\n
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini disallowed a few questions raised by accused Asif Balwa’s counsel Shri Kant Shivade, terming them irrelevant.<\/p>\n
Judge Saini said: “If such questions are put any further, the questions shall be disallowed with heavy cost.”<\/p>\n
Shivade asked Achary if he had he taken any drugs which had resulted in loss of memory. “Is this lapse of memory chronic or temporary or recently acquired,” he asked.<\/p>\n
The court disallowed Shivade’s question to Achary on how many bank accounts he held.<\/p>\n
Achary refuted the suggestion of defence counsel that he deliberately feigned ignorance about other facts or pleaded ignorance.<\/p>\n
The witness refuted the suggestion that there were incriminating material against him in the audio tapes that contained his conversation with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia.<\/p>\n
He denied that a pending enquiry into his disproportionate assets was the reason for becoming a witness in the case.<\/p>\n
Testifying as a CBI witness, Achary has so far been cross examined by accused including DB Realty’s Vinod Goenka, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables’ Asif Balwa, Unitech’s Sanjay Chandra and Kalaignar TV’s Sharad Kumar.<\/p>\n
According to the government auditor, the 2G scam allegedly masterminded by Raja pertained to a biased distribution of mobile airwaves and operating licences, in lieu of kickbacks, to telecom firms that could have cost the treasury up to Rs.1.76 lakh crore in lost revenue.<\/p>\n
Nineteen individuals and six companies are accused in the case. Except for Raja and Behura, all other arrested accused have been released on bail.<\/p>\n
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