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Dasgupta told Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Kanwaljeet Arora that the Government of India through DOPT had constituted a Commission in March, 2001 for probing into and inquiring about &#8216;Operation Westend&#8217; prepared by Tehelka.com.<\/p>\n<p>Gupta said that as a designated officer of DOPT, he has given tapes and other documents lying with the commission to the CBI.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jaya Jaitley has moved an application to travel abroad. The court has asked the CBI to file a reply on it and listed the matter for hearing May 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Delhi court Friday began the trial against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others in a graft case for a purported defence deal. The case stems out of a sting operation, &#8216;Operation Westend&#8217; aired by news portal Tehelka.com in January 2001. 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