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Lalit Modi tried to influence judicial process against Srinivasan, alleges letter
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): In a new twist to the Lali Modi visa row, the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner had tried to to influence judicial process against former BCCI chief N Srinivasan, the latter's alleged close associate wrote a letter to the government on February 11, reports said.
The alleged close aide of Srinivasan claimed in the letter that Lalit Modi tried to influence the judicial process.
CNN-IBN accessed the letter sent by complainant Neeraj Gunde, who alleged a nexus between Lalit Modi, former IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal and former Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik.
"Gunde alleged that the former IPL commissioner brokered a deal with Biswal and Patnaik and tried to influence the judicial process related to a case against his rival and then BCCI chief N Srinivasan," reported the channel.
He claims to have accessed emails allegedly sent by Lalit Modi.
This comes a day after reports said that Mumbai Police commissioner Rakesh Maria had met former IPL chief Lalit Modi in London last year.
"Lalit Modi along with his lawyers came to meet me in London. Modi told me that his life was in danger. I told him clearly that I can not do anything here in London and he will have to come to Mumbai and file an official complaint about it," Maria was quoted as saying by India Today.
"I came back to Mumbai, made a confidential report regarding my meeting with Lalit Modi and what he told me and submitted the same to the then state home minister RR Patil. This is on record," the top cop had added.
The fresh developments occurred at a time when Modi and top BJP leaders are engaged in a controversy over helping former IPL commissioner's application for immigration to the UK in 2011.
At the centre of a raging controversy involving the BJP bigwigs who reportedly helped him travel in Europe, Lalit Modihad earlier said he was taken to task by the former UPA government for no reason though even some ministers of that government had helped him, a claim that was denied by the leaders he named.
Besides External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje had helped former IPL commissioner's application for immigration to the UK in 2011 too, said reports.
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