Umesh Goenka, the business partner of Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra, on Wednesday claimed in a court here that he was forced to name him in cricket betting on instructions from Delhi police personnel who had 'traumatised' and 'physically abused' him in illegal custody for five days.
Goenka, whose statement has been recorded as a witness in the case, also said he was forced to name his friend Kundra to save himself from physical torture and from being booked under MCOCA, as threatened by the police.
'Due to threats, torture and extreme fear of consequences on refusing to comply with the dictates of the police, I made the statement before the magistrate. It was not made voluntarily and was given under duress on directions of police,' he said.
Goenka made the remarks in an application for retraction of his 5 June statement made before a magistrate in which he had named Kundra in the cricket betting.
Additional sessions judge Vinay Kumar Khanna heard brief arguments and directed the special cell of Delhi police to file its response.
Goenka, whose statement has been recorded as a witness in the case, also said he was forced to name his friend Kundra to save himself from physical torture and from being booked under MCOCA, as threatened by the police.
'Due to threats, torture and extreme fear of consequences on refusing to comply with the dictates of the police, I made the statement before the magistrate. It was not made voluntarily and was given under duress on directions of police,' he said.
Goenka made the remarks in an application for retraction of his 5 June statement made before a magistrate in which he had named Kundra in the cricket betting.
Additional sessions judge Vinay Kumar Khanna heard brief arguments and directed the special cell of Delhi police to file its response.