BY SHANKAR ANAND
“There is no reason for believing that accused are guilty of MCOCA…..the court finds no sufficient material for nexus of accused with organized crime syndicate….Court has considered the nature of evidence….Court is satisfied that the accused will not flee….”
This is what a Delhi Court had to say as it rapped the Delhi Police for “trying to misuse MCOCA”. The court also granted bail to Rajasthan Royals’ player S Sreesanth and eighteen others, including his former teammate Ankeet Chavan.
The Delhi Police’s Special Cell during the arguments in the court on Monday also confirmed that Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan (as if nobody in India knows it) and that Underworld is actively involved in fixing in the cricket. The Special Cell cited some conversations between Dawood and Tinku Mandi, Chotu Nagpur, and Javed Chautani (is in Dubai). One of the intercepted calls from Pakistan, between Dawood and Chautani, was routed from India to Dubai. Here’s an excerpt of one of the claimed conversations:
Dawood: Salaam
Javed Chautani: Walekummn bhai
Javed Chautani: Bhai vo 7 million ka offer de raha hai
Dawood: 8 se kam nahi lena
Javed Chautani: Ok bhai
Dawood: Mere pass usne 9 bola tha, maine kaha 8 se kam nahi lunga
Javed Chautani: Main 8 bolke chod dunga
Dawood: Ok 7 lele
Dawood: Pakki baat hai 100 percent
Javed Chautani: Minister sahab se baat ki