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Why did Mayawati's aide SC Mishra meet CBI chief 12 times?

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 The Central Bureau of Investigation has not registered a fresh FIR against BSP supremo Mayawati, even after collecting considerable evidence in the disproportionate assets case. The agency's 'U-turn' citing Supreme Court order, coincides with several visits of Mayawati's close aide and former UP minister Satish Chandra Mishra to the residence of CBI chief Ranjit Sinha earlier this year.

The CBI repeatedly mentions 'Supreme Court's order in its defence, stating that the FIR they had registered earlier in DA case was termed as 'illegal' when the apex court was hearing Taj Corridor case. And thus they cannot file a fresh case. However, the court had never stopped the CBI from pursuing investigations in DA case independently. The agency has raised this 'technical issue' in its affidavit filed before the court in April this year as well.

Interestingly, when the CBI was preparing the affidavit defending its stand of not filing the case against Mayawati, her close aide Mishra visited Sinha's official residence several times. Mishra has visited the residence at least 12 times between December 2013 to August 2014. This includes seven visits before April including two visits on April 1 and 3. Both the meetings lasted for 10 to 20 minutes. And the visitors' diary maintained at Sinha's residence has no record of the registration numbers of the cars in which Mishra visited. Despite several attempts, Mishra could not be contacted. Text message sent to him also went unanswered.

The CBI in its affidavit in response to a writ petition filed by Kamlesh Verma, stated that on July 6, 2012, SC held the investigation done by CBI in FIR No. 006, 2003 of 0019 as illegal and 'material collected, thereof does not exist in the form of evidence anymore....' It further said that this court had not only quashed the DA case against Mayawati but a review plea challenging that judgment was also rejected in August 2012.

The Supreme Court in its order had stated that they had not asked CBI to register another FIR in DA case, when they were investigating Taj Corridor Project case. In its review order the court had, however, clarified, 'we have not gone into any other aspect relating to the claim of the CBI, intervener or the stand of the writ petitioner therein (respondent herein) except the directions relating to Taj Heritage Corridor Project...'

Earlier, the CBI, which is now against registering the case, in an FIR detailing about the evidence it had gathered mentioned, "Mayawati, being a public servant, while functioning as chief minister of UP and as MP…. has acquired huge movable and immovable assets by corrupt or illegal means in her name as well as in the name of her family members, close relatives and associates which are disproportionate to her known sources of income." The CBI stated that she was in possession of huge disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 1.38crore. In addition, she is alleged to have purchased immovable assets valued at Rs1.8 crore in the name of her family members and close relatives during the above period. Besides, the CBI also investigated deals two land deals in Lucknow and Bulandshahar.

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