CBI to scrutinise fresh Swiss documents

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 15. The Bofors case investigations appear to be casting a long shadow on the three Hinduja brothers. After getting a fresh set of documents from the Swiss authorities on transfer of money, the CBI today questioned the three Hinduja brothers - Mr. Gopichand, Mr. Srichand and Mr. Prakash Hinduja.

The three were called to the CBI headquarters and questioned for nearly three hours on the transfer of money from their coded Swiss bank accounts - Lotus, Tulip and Mont Blanc.

According to the CBI spokesman, the three brothers were examined separately by the investigating officers. While Mr. Srichand and Mr. Gopichand are British nationals, Mr. Prakashchand has embraced Swiss nationality.

The two - Mr. Srichand and Mr. Gopichand - got a reprieve from the Supreme Court to go abroad while Mr. Prakashchand was asked to stand guarantee for his two brothers. Sources in the CBI said examination of the three brothers was over for the time being and added that Mr. Srichand and Mr. Gopichand were leaving for London tonight.

The CBI would retain the fresh set of Swiss documents for further scrutiny. The spokesman said the documents have already been shown to the Special CBI Judge, Mr. R.L. Chugh, who is hearing the Bofors case.

The Letter Rogatory (LR) for transfer of the documents was sent to the Swiss authorities in June last. The spokesman said there were no more documents to be transferred as of now from Swiss authorities.

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