Jagdish Tytler, Abhishek Verma acquitted by Delhi court in fake visa case – India TV
Image Source : PTI Jagdish Tytler In a significant development, Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma were on Tuesday acquitted by Rouse Avenue Court in the face viosa case. Both of them were accused in the case of issuing fake visas to Chinese citizens on fake letterhead of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had refused to quash the charges against Jagdish Tytler and Abhishek Verma in a case alleging that the duo had forged a letter addressed to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009. One plea filed before the court had challenged an order passed by the Trial Court in December, 2015, wherein the duo was directed to face trial for the case. In this matter, the Supreme Court had earlier granted an extension of six months to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the completion of a trial involving Jagdish Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma. The complaint was filed by the then Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken, who claimed that …
