Jodhpur: Parasram Bishnoi, a co-accused in the Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case, and brother of main accused Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, today surrendered before a local court, and claimed that the entire case was a "fabricated one".
"It was a conspiracy to wipe out our family by framing us using CBI in this false case. There is a veteran Congress leader behind all this, whose name I will disclose soon," Bishnoi told reporters moments before surrendering before the court.
He also alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has acted at the behest of this leader and had framed me in the case falsely. He said he was innocent and would soon come out clean.
"The conspiracy will soon be laid bare," he added.
The ACJM (SC/ST Cases) court had on March 23 issued an arrest warrant against him after he did not appear in the court on the scheduled dates of hearing.
Bishnoi kept trying every possible way to evade the arrest from filing bail application to challenging the warrant and even questioning the jurisdiction of the court and justification of the appointment of CBI counsels.
Referring to his evading the arrest, Bishnoi said that he was to appear before a Mumbai court in connection with some other matter and later waited for the decision on his bail.
"I never evaded the arrest as I have full trust in and respect for the court and keeping my words, I have surrendered before the court today," he said.
"When he appeared in the court, magistrate Mahendra Kumar read out the charges against him, which were earlier dropped by the same court, and were pending following the high court's order to the lower court to re-frame the dropped charges," said the CBI's counsel.
From the court, Bishnoi was sent to the jail again after about 18 months. Previously, he was bailed out on October 4, 2012 following the dropping of non-bailable charges 120 (B), 302 and 364 of the IPC against him.
"It was a conspiracy to wipe out our family by framing us using CBI in this false case. There is a veteran Congress leader behind all this, whose name I will disclose soon," Bishnoi told reporters moments before surrendering before the court.
He also alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has acted at the behest of this leader and had framed me in the case falsely. He said he was innocent and would soon come out clean.
The ACJM (SC/ST Cases) court had on March 23 issued an arrest warrant against him after he did not appear in the court on the scheduled dates of hearing.
Advertisement
Referring to his evading the arrest, Bishnoi said that he was to appear before a Mumbai court in connection with some other matter and later waited for the decision on his bail.
Advertisement
"When he appeared in the court, magistrate Mahendra Kumar read out the charges against him, which were earlier dropped by the same court, and were pending following the high court's order to the lower court to re-frame the dropped charges," said the CBI's counsel.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Bihar Leader's Father Murdered Over Rs 1 Lakh He Lent, Key Accused Arrested Prime Accused In INDIA's Bihar Ally's Brutal Murder Arrested Top Court Concerned Over Political Influence, Revives Murder Case Against Ex MLA Why BJP Lost Lok Sabha Polls In Uttar Pradesh - 6 Reasons In Party Report Puja Khedkar's Father Was Suspended Twice On Extortion Complaints World's Largest Isolated Tribe Makes Rare Appearance In New Footage Supreme Court Hears NEET Case, Says It Has "Social Ramifications" Watch: Ashneer Grover's Reaction To 22-Year-Old's Monthly Earning Viral IIT Kanpur Introduces 'SATHEE SSC' Platform For Exam Preparation Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.