In the Chinese visa matter, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court found Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma not guilty. Both individuals were charged in a matter involving the purported creation of a fraudulent letter attributed to then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009. The CBI had filed a case based on the complaint from the then Minister of State for Home, Ajay Maken.
Ajay Maken claimed that in 2009 a forged letter meant for Manmohan Singh was created on his letterhead, requesting a relaxation of the business visa regulations. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has found Tytler and Abhishek not guilty.
Advocate Maninder Singh, representing Verma, stated that Special Judge Kaveri Baveja cleared the accused of charges, indicating that the prosecution did not establish the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The CBI claimed in its chargesheet that the forgery was carried out with the active involvement of Tytler and Verma. The CBI claimed that the counterfeit letter was provided to a telecom firm based in China to falsely guarantee a visa extension in India.
The grievance stated that Verma crafted a fraudulent letter on Maken’s letterhead to the Prime Minister in 2009, requesting leniency in business visa regulations. The CBI stated in its chargesheet that this fraud was perpetrated with the active involvement of Tytler and Verma.
The CBI claimed that the counterfeit letter was provided to a telecom company in China to falsely guarantee a visa extension in India.
As stated in the chargesheet, Verma requested $1 million from the company for the letter’s production, but no funds were transferred.