Zee Media Bureau/Amartya Sinha
New Delhi: CBI director Ranjit Sinha has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Friday. He filed the affidavit to dismiss allegations against him that he favoured private persons after meeting with them at his official residence.
The allegations were levelled against him by an NGO- Centre For Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) represented by advocate- Prashant Bhushan.
It is learnt that the CBI director may admit his meeting with private persons in his affidavit. But he dismissed allegations against him that he favoured any private individual.
Meanwhile another NGO- Common Cause has also alleged Sinha's involvement in the coal scam. The apex court has asked he CBI director to file his response against this by September 19.
The Supreme Court has termed the allegations against the CBI director as very serious.
