A Delhi court has issued production warrant against former union minister P K Thungon, who is in jail in a graft case, for his alleged role in a scam relating to allotment of government shops here during 1993-94.
Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal issued warrant against Thungon, also a former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, for September 14 after the court was informed that he was not present in the hearing as he was lodged at Rohini Jail here.
"Regarding accused P K Thungan, it is stated that he is in judicial custody and at present he is lodged at Rohini Jail in another corruption case. Issue production warrant against accused P K Thungan for the next date of hearing," the court said.
The court fixed the matter on September 14 for recording of statement of accused persons under section 313 of the CrPC as prosecution evidence in the case is complete. Thungon was awarded a four-and-a-half year jail term in a 1998 graft case relating to misappropriation of central funds in July this year.
Thungon, who was Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment at the time of alleged offence, has been facing trial in this case along with then Urban Affairs and Employment Minister Sheila Kaul, three private persons Lhakpa Tsering, Krishna and Tulsi <g data-gr-id="21">Balodi</g>.