Summary:
The Investigating Agencies cannot in any way infringe the fundamental right to silence as enshrined in the Indian Constitution, says Choski
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Mehul Choksi, promoter of Gitanjali Gems and business partner and close aide to Nirav Modi the prime accused in Rs 12,700-crore PNB fraud case, has written another letter to CBI in reply to the FIR that asked him to appear before the investigating agency.
Here is the letter for you,
To,
Inspector Damodaran
Inspector of Police, CBI,
3rd Floor, CBI Building,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Near MMRDA Grounds
Mumbai-400098
India
Re: Investigation in FIR No.
RCBSM2018E00001
Dear Sir,
1. Please refer to the notice in the captioned FIR, sent by you seeking my appearance before your good office on 07.03.2018 at 10.30 AM which has been received by me on my E-mail as I am travelling.
2. I wish to bring to your kind attention that your good self and your office is well aware that my passport has been suspended as the same was communicated to you vide my previous reply also.
3. As you have, in your letter dated 28.02.2018, have stated that ‘it is not clear whether you have responded to the Notice of the Passport Authorities to their satisfaction for getting the suspension revoked.’, I bring to your notice that on 16.02.2018, I received an email from the Passport Office which stated that my Passport has been suspended due to the reason ‘Security Threat to India’.
On 28.02.2018, I sent an e-mail to the Regional Passport Office, Mumbai, requesting them to revoke the suspension of my Passport, however, I have not received any reply from the Regional Passport Office.
4. I want to assure your good office and good self that I am in no manner dictating the terms of my appearance.
However, as my Passport stands suspended by the Regional Passport Office under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passport Act, it is impossible for me to travel back to India.
I further wish to point out that the Regional Passport Office Mumbai has not given me any explanation as to why my Passport has been suspended and as to how I am a Security Threat to India.
This goes to show that my Passport has been suspended in a manner which violates my Constitutional Rights.
5. In my last communication to your good self, I had expressed my apprehension and concern for my family’s and my safety.