Govt. denies link with escape of Chhota Rajan

NEW DELHI, NOV. 25. The Government today denied that it was linked in any way with the escape of underworld don Chhota Rajan from Bangkok yesterday and described the reports in a section of the media as ``a mischievous attempt to misguide the people.'' (The Maharashtra Home Minister, Mr. Chaggan Bhujbal, had alleged that the Centre allowed the gangster to escape).

An official statement issued here said ``there is no truth in these conjectures or accusations...the reports in question seem to be a mischievous attempt on the part of vested interests to misguide the people.'' The Centre was already in touch with Interpol in this regard, it added.

The Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Ajit Panja, told a private television network that the Centre had done whatever the Thai Government wanted it to do for Rajan's extradition. ``It (Maharashtra Government's charge) has not come to my notice. But, if they have said so it is absolutely wrong. Point to point action was taken and there was no delay on our part.''

The Union Minister of State for Home, Mr. Vidyasagar Rao, said it was not proper for anybody to comment on this case till the Government received the details of the incident.

- PTI

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