CBI feud: Fake news about Rakesh Asthana doing rounds, Surat Police rubbish allegations

New Delhi: Reports claiming that Rakesh Asthana, the special director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), diverted Rs 20 crore from the Police fund to the BJP election fund, are doing the rounds.

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Some media organisations reported that a retired police sub-inspector wrote an email to the CBI saying that Asthana diverted the fund from the Police Welfare Fund when he was posted as Surat police commissioner — a time when Narendra Modi was the Gujarat Chief Minister.

Grabbing the opportunity, Congress, without verifying jumped into the fray, with its spokesperson Shama Mohamed tweeting it out.

diverted police funds to BJP election fund when he was Surat Police Commissioner, alleges retired PSI.

No wonder is going all out to protect Asthana. If he starts talking, his revelations will take down the entire BJP leadership.
https://t.co/V6KFIDh8nP

— Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd)

Many senior journalists also spread the fake news about Asthana.

RAKESH ASTHANA DIVERTED POLICE FUNDS TO BJP POLL https://t.co/Bwc3mecXn6

— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil)

If you still think that our Cow Republic is better than Banana Republics! https://t.co/Q5r4Kiqopl

— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai)

A retired police sub-inspector has reportedly dashed off a mail to the CBI alleging that its Special Director Rakesh Asthana had given away Rs 20 crore from the Police Welfare Fund to the BJP election fund when he was posted as Surat police commissioner. https://t.co/5UIi5VuJol

— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst)

If you thought that the midnight move on the was shocking ...Then read this stunning allegation against
Police welfare fund goes for the welfare of the BJP?😲
This sounds too bizarre to be true, but then nothing is impossible🙄https://t.co/gnTWt5MPx8

— Akash Banerjee (@akashbanerjee)

However, Surat police, rubbishing the entire event, said in a press release that it was an “ utterly false and baseless accusation” and confirmed that no amount has been transferred to the BJP fund during the tenure of Asthana.

Asthana is in loggerheads with CBI Director Alok Verma since both of them are fighting neck-to-neck in a corruption case. The CBI filed a bribery case against special director Rakesh Asthana, who had written to the government, listing several charges against his boss Alok Verma.

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