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Abhishek Verma, wife get bail and jail

Minutes after the alleged arms dealer Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife got bail in connection with the on-going case of using his influence to stall blacklisting proceedings against a company, the duo was slapped with a fresh case wherein they were booked for forgery on the basis of an unsigned letter on letterhead of then Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken seeking easing of business visa norms in 2009 which was received by the CBI.

The CBI sleuths effected arrest of Verma and his wife Anca Maria Neacsu in the court of Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Jain itself, soon after the couple were granted bail in the corruption case involving their bid to influence unknown officials to stall a government’s move to blacklist a Swiss arms firm.

With the CBI arresting the couple in forgery case, the court remanded him back in judicial custody for a day. Acting on Maken's complaint that the letter was forged, CBI registered a fresh case against Verma under section 469 of the IPC which relates to forgery for purpose of harming reputation, agency sources said.

The agency also slapped charges for violation of Information Technology Act and Prevention of Corruption Act in the fresh case, the CBI said.

Verma had moved for bail before a special court on Wednesday as CBI had failed to file charge-sheet in a case against him for allegedly receiving USD 530,000 from Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) for using his influence to stall blacklisting proceedings initiated by Indian authorities.
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