SIT indulges in intimidatory tactics: Gurumurthy

Sunday February 13 2005 00:00 IST
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CHENNAI: Noted columnist and auditor S Gurumurthy on Saturday night alleged that the special investigation team (SIT) was indulging in intimidatory tactics, but he will not be deterred from pursuing the proposed criminal case against SIT officials for leaking out misleading contents about his statements made to them at the time of interrogation.

In a statement here, Gurumurthy said he was hearing reports that the SIT has filed an FIR against him for purported offences like not cooperating with the police, giving false information etc at the time of interrogation.

If these reports were true, he termed these efforts as ridiculous, and surprised that even before he was served summons, the police have chosen to spread rumours about the purported case.

Meanwhile, Mahesh Jethmalani, lawyer of Gurumurthy, in a letter to Mohanavelu, deputy superintendent of police, Kancheepuram, who filed the FIR against Gurumurthy, said that his client was presently at Mumbai in connection with his professional commitments.

He said Gurumurthy will be outside the state of Tamil Nadu and would be available at his Chennai residence on February 26.

If before that the police required any information from Gurumurthy, they could contact him over his mobile phone or him, Mahaesh Jethmalani added.