Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh made a scathing comment on the CBI as he said he couldn’t figure out why the agency had such a dismal acquittal rate when it came to investigating public figures. Reacting to the acquittal of controversial godman Chandraswami in the St Kitts forgery case, Singh said: ‘‘It’s time for some introspection on the agency’s part and it should seriously evaluate whether a case is supported with sufficient evidence to enable it to stand in the court of law. This will ensure that money and time is not wasted.’’ Singh said the case was of limited interest for him, ‘‘to clear my name’’ he said, though he stood vindicated the day it was proved that papers were forged. ‘‘When the Jan Morcha was formed, I remember Arif Mohammed Khan came to me saying that Chandraswami had some papers about my son having $ 21 million in an account with the First Trust Corporation Bank in St Kitts Islands, but I said I refuse to meet him. However, I was deeply hurt by the campaign against me and my family suffered a lot. My son even had to return from America.’’Singh, however, said the CBI should still find out who forged the documents. ‘‘It is a strange coincidence that all cases related to Chandraswami are referred to the CBI and he is always acquitted,’’ he alleged.
