polygraph testNew Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Controversial arms dealerAbhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, hasfiled a police complaint claiming that he has been threatenedin an email and told not to continue with his polygraph testas a witness against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
Verma on Friday had moved a city court accusing aforensic lab of defending Tytler during his lie-detector test.
In his complaint submitted to south Delhi's Mehraulipolice station, Verma has said that he received an "extremelydirty and threatening email" late last night on his company'sgeneral email address.
Police said that they have registered a case undersection 507 (Criminal intimidation by an anonymouscommunication, punishable with a term of two years) of theIndian Penal Code and are investigating the matter.
In the said email, the language of which is extremely"abusive and threatening", threats have been extended to meand my family, Verma said in his complaint.
He alleged that the sender has furnished exact details ofhis residential address and the cars driven by him and hiswife and has threatened to kill him and his family.
Verma claimed that he has been asked to drop the idea of"deshbhakti" (patriotism) and "not continue with my polygraph(lie-detector) test at Forensic Science Laboratory Delhi as awitness against Jagdish Tytler".
Verma, who currently has three personal security officersproviding him security as per the Delhi High Court'sdirections, demanded that his security be enhanced.
He has been undergoing the polygraph test at thegovernment-run forensic science laboratory in Rohini here. Hehad alleged in his application before a Karkardooma court thatofficials of the FSL were holding a "mini trial" and acting inan "unfair and biased" manner.
The court had on the last date put up the matter forhearing on October 30 when the CBI will also provide a statusreport on the test.
The case pertains to the riots at Gurudwara Pulbangash inNorth Delhi where three people were killed on November 1,1984, a day after the assassination of then Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi. PTI SLB ASKASK.
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