No threat from BJP, CBI added Shah’s name to my statement: Sohrabuddin’s brother
Mumbai : The youngest brother of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Nayamuddin, claimed before a special CBI court on Monday that the CBI, on its own, added to his statement recorded in 2010 by a CBI official, the names of Gujarat police officer Abhay Chudasama and BJP president Amit Shah.
Nayamuddin, who was to appear as the first prosecution witness in the case on November 29, 2017, came before the court after multiple summons and a non-bailable warrant were issued against him. He also orally requested the court to take an FIR against the CBI and against witnesses who have turned hostile in the case. He claimed that the CBI had “spoilt” the case.
After his deposition narrating the sequence of events in November 2005, when his brother was allegedly killed in a fake encounter, Nayamuddin’s examination-in-chief was declared to be over by special public prosecutor, BP Raju.
Nayamuddin, however, said there was more in his statement which he wanted to talk about. “I have no threat from the BJP. I have never heard Azam Khan’s name. An investigating officer of the CBI, Dagar sahab, came to my village in an autorickshaw to inquire about this case. I have not said before him that Azam (Sohrabuddin’s associate and co-accused in Hamid Lala murder case) met me and said that Abhay Chudasama offered Rs 50 lakh to withdraw a petition filed in Supreme Court to inquire into the death of my brother,” Nayamuddin told the court. He also said that he had given a handwritten affidavit before the special court in Ahmedabad clarifying that he had never said the things attributed to him in his 2010 statement.
According to the chargesheet filed by the CBI, Nayamuddin had given a statement on February 19, 2010, recorded by officer DS Dagar, a deputy superintendent of police, CBI. The statement claims that Chudasama, discharged from the case in 2015, had called Nayamuddin and threatened him.
“When I told him (Chudasama) that we will not withdraw the petition at any cost, he threatened me with dire consequences and said that I would also face the same fate as Sohrabuddin. You do not know Amitbhai is very angry. I will speak to Amitbhai and he can get it done in Madhya Pradesh only. It is Amitbhai’s government there and you will be killed for making him a party in the petition,” Nayamuddin’s statement cited in the CBI’s chargesheeet stated.
Nayamuddin on Monday said that this part was added by the CBI on its own.
courtesy : indianexpress.com
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
