'Film star behind mysterious letters to trial judge'

MUMBAI, AUG. 12. The mysterious author of letters to the bomb blasts' trial judge here, alleging that the March 1993 serial blasts here were masterminded by international espionage agencies including the CIA, British Secret Service and Pakistani ISI, has turned out to be a noted film star.

The film star, whose identity has been withheld by the court for security reasons, has now sent an affidavit running into more than 18 pages to the trial judge, Mr. P.D. Kode, purporting to have documentary evidences to substantiate the allegations that the spy agencies were behind the blasts and that they were trying to secure acquittal of actor, Mr. Sanjay Dutt, who is a co- accused in the case.

The affidavit sent by the film star, a copy of which has been procured by UNI from a Defence Advocate, has inter alia, accused cine personalities-cum- politicians and other politicians of being party to the conspiracy.

The film star has also accused a co-star of functioning as the leader of a CIA-sponsored international syndicate of organised crimes and conducting business of transferring black money from India to Luxembourg for investment in Euro-shares for Indians.

The allegations were made in two letters to Mr. Kode last month. The letters, among other things, alleged that the transnational spy agencies had advised Mr. Sanjay Dutt to disown his confessional statement to Mumbai police with a view to get him acquitted in the blasts case.

The Special Public Prosecutor, Mr. Ujwal Nikam, had urged the court not to entertain the letter-writer.

The judge had, however, directed the Court Registrar to communicate with the letter-writer to confirm the latter's identity as well as the fact that the letters were sent by the same person.

- UNI

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