145;CBI, the Tom, will catch Q, the Jerry, one day146;

8220;I like Tom and Jerry cartoon show and the police is like the cat while the criminals are like mice. So, Tom never leaves Jerry,8221; newly appointed CBI Director Ashwani Kumar has said in response to a question whether the agency will give up its pursuit of Quattrocchi.

Quattrocchi, who was detained in Malaysia and released last in Argentina, is wanted by the CBI in the Rs 64-crore Bofors kickback scam of early 1990s.

To a question whether the CBI had drawn a blank in seeking his extradition from the two countries after lengthy legal battles, the CBI Director said, 8220;I am in the game of Tom and Jerry and I have to do my job.8221;

To a question that a substantial amount of taxpayers8217; money had been spent on the case and that if the time had come to wind it up, Kumar said, 8220;I have a particular role to perform 8212; corrupt fellows run away from the police and I have to catch them. This role I will continue to do.8221; 8220;Our role is to catch criminals involved in scams and bring them before law,8221; Kumar, a 1973 batch IPS officer from Himachal cadre, said.