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Tuesday, Jul 06, 2004

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No incriminating document was seized in search: Mohamed Ali

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JULY 5. A. P. Mohamed Ali, Tamil Nadu Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Crime Branch Criminal Investigation Department (CB CID), who was arrested in connection with the multicrore ``fake stamp paper scam", has said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not seize any incriminating document during a search in his house here on July 1.

In his bail petition, filed in a city court, Mr. Ali submitted that he did not give any statement to the investigating agency.

On expiry of a four-day police custody, the DIG; S. Sankar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, and R. Sadhu, an LIC officer of Madurai, were today sent to jail on judicial custody.

Alamelu Natarajan, X Metropolitan Magistrate, before whom the application was filed, posted the matter to Tuesday.

The DIG said he was not informed of the purpose of the search. He was taken to the CBI office on Greenways Road here without being told why. Only later did an inspector, who came from New Delhi, inform him that he was under arrest.

Mr. Ali said the CB-CID under his supervision had detected many cases, which the district police could not handle. He was responsible for arresting offenders who had printed fake money, excise labels and school and university marksheets. His services were appreciated not only by his superiors but also by the public. He was awarded the President's police medal for meritorious service in 2000. He hailed from a respectable family and he was a law-abiding citizen. He was innocent.

Mr. Ali said if he was not released on bail, his family would be put to irreparable loss, injury and ignominy. He would neither flee from justice nor tamper with evidence. He was prepared to abide by any bail condition, he said.

All the three accused were produced before the magistrate at 2.20 p.m. today. When the magistrate asked Mr. Ali whether he had any complaint about detention in police custody, he said there was no physical torture. But remaining in police custody for four days was a mental torture. Mr.Ali said he was treated for high blood pressure and bronchitis last night.

Mr. Sadhu also said he had been under medication for the last 30 years and he wanted medical attention.

On petitions submitted by Mr. Ali and Mr. Sankar, the magistrate granted them a special class cell in jail. Mr.Sadhu also filed a petition and the court asked counsel to submit proof of why he was seeking the facility.

Later, talking to newspersons, A.K.S.Dhahir, counsel, said the charge against Mr. Ali was a ``politically motivated case by vested interests''.

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