NEW DELHI: The former foreign ministers PV Narasimha Rao, his deputy, KK Tewari and late prime minister Indira Gandhi’s controversial special assistant RK Dhavan figure in first information report (FIR) filed by the Indian Intelligence Agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday in the St. Kitts Forgery case.

The FIR leveled allegations of a conspiracy to harm the reputation of the Prime Minister VP Singh at a time when he was fast emerging as a potential threat to the electoral fortunes of the ruling party at the center.”

Six persons the self-styled god man, Chandraswamy, an associate of his, two serving government officials and two foreign nationals are named as accused in the criminal case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

According to the FIR, Narasimha Rao had given instructions to the Indian consul general in New York, RK Rai last October to authenticate certain documents brought by an officer of the enforcement directorate.

The FIR refers to the efforts made by the ministry of external affairs under instructions from the then federal minister of state Tewari to trace out the passport particulars of VP Singh’s two sons, Ajeya Singh and Abhya Singh.

The FIR said that apparently facsimiles of signatures of Ajeya Singh obtained from the renewal copy of his passport available with the Indian High commission in London was used for forging the signatures in the bank papers of the first trust corporation in St Kitts, alleging his involvement in the transaction of 21 million U’S. Dollars. It also said that a deputy director of enforcement a P Nanday had met RK Dhavan at his residence here and received briefing before Nanday went abroad to inquire into the alleged St Kitts account.

Prisoner exchange AMRITSAR: India and Pakistan would repatriate a total of 169 prisoners at Wagha check post at the border on May 31.

While India would hand over 83 Pakistani prisoners, Pakistan would repatriate 86 Indian prisoners.

The repatriation is being done following an agreement signed between officials of the two countries in January. ;

Most of the prisoners on both sides are fishermen held on charges

Article extracted from this publication >> June 1, 1990