Hindujas willing to appear before court in Bofors case

Hindujas willing to appear before court in Bofors case
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 7: The three Hinduja brothers, against whom the CBI has filed chargesheet in the Bofors payoff case, have expressed their willingness to appear before the designated court here but sought cancellation of a CBI lookout notice seeking their detention on their arrival in India.

In separate applications before Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke, who had issued summons to S P Hinduja, G P Hinduja and P P Hinduja after taking cognisance of the chargesheet, the brothers said they were willing to appear before the court but the lookout notice was an impediment.

The judge, after perusing the applications, has issued notice to CBI and posted hearing on the applications for January 10. The summons issued by the court required the three brothers to appear before it on January 19.

The applicants said the lookout notice directing the immigration authorities at each airport in India to detain them and inform the investigating agency was contrary to law as no arrest warrants had been issued against them by the trial court.

Pursuant to the CBI notice, the immigration authoritieshad made computer entries at all the airports for their detention, the applicants said and sought cancellation of the same saying it was not a proper course of action "in a free country where they are entitled to travel in and out".