Sreekumar fires third salvo at Modi

Sreekumar has also appended a typed version of his personal register of ‘‘illegal’’ verbal instructions received by him from the government top brass during his tenure as Additional Director-General (CID, intelligence) from April 9, 2002 to September 17, 2002.

His affidavit says he was bringing to the notice of the Commission ‘‘instances of harassment and victimisation perpetrated on me by the higher authorities in the government, who are my supervisory officers, on account of my truthful deposition to the Commission on August 31, 2004, during the cross-examination and also on October 6, 2004, in my second affidavit.’’

The official alleges in his affidavit that after he filed his first affidavit on July 15, 2002, he was approached some senior police officers, who tried to persuade him against deposing before the Commission on August 31, 2004, as it would damage the political interests of the government.

He says that 10 days before his deposition, Under Secretary (Budget & Co-ordination) Dinesh Kapadia, also tried to persuade him to take a stand favourable to the government. He was allegedly told ‘‘no purpose would be served by telling truth to the Commission as its recommendations will not be accepted and all commissions are paper tigers.’’

Sreekumar says he taped the conversation with Kapadia and has submitted the transcript to the Commission. Three days after that, he says, he was summoned by Secretary (Law & Order) G.C. Murmu, who along with Pandya tried to ‘‘tutor’’ him before his deposition, telling him ‘‘to avoid giving any statement which would embarrass the government.’’ He has taped this conversation too and is appending the transcript to his affidavit.

Sreekumar says he made himself available to these officials on verbal instruction from Director-General of Police A.K. Bhargav.

Sreekumar says Pandya even threatened him that he would be declared a hostile witness and dealt with suitably later.