ED gets a list of nine bookies

Bansal, while seeking permission to interrogate accused Rajesh Kalra for two more days in custody, earlier told the court that “we have some vital information about many bookies and punters and also about hawala transactions during questioning of the businessman and from the diary.”

He told the court that Kalra had given some vital information about hawala transactions.

Metropolitan Magistrate V.K. Khanna extended Kalra’s custody in the ED for two more days and granted permission to it to question Bollywood actor Krishan Kumar at Apollo hospital for two hours if the hospital authorities allowed it. Kalra, however, told the court that he was “mentally tortured” and forced to sign certain documents.

“I am innocent. I am not a bookie. They are mentally torturing me and have forced me to sign certain documents,” Kalra said adding the officials were threatening him to say according to their dictates.

The directorate, which is looking into the alleged transfer of funds through hawala channels, also produced the diary in the court but Kalra denied any knowledge of it.

Police officials claimed that the Delhi Police and ED are working in close coordination with each other on the case. However, they denied arresting any businessman in connection with the case. Sources added that some bookies whose names have surfaced in the matter are said to be absconding.

Meanwhile, police teams which went to various cities have returned and their inputs will be tabulated tomorrow, police sources said. “If necessary, we will send the teams back to effect arrests,” an official said.