Indira Gandhi's arrest

Sir, - The former CBI joint director, Mr. N.K. Singh's statement, on Indira Gandhi's arrest (Sept. 17) is hypocrisy at its worst and a typical example of suppressio veri, suggesto falsi.

He has stated that Indira Gandhi was arrested in 1977 in connection with the `jeep scandal' case ``after fully satisfying all legal and ethical aspects, surely not under any political pressure whatsoever'', and that the purpose was ``to put her under legal restraint, so that she was available for examination/interrogation'' (as if she would have absconded otherwise!) and that ``she was produced in the court next morning as per requirement of law''.

After having stated all these in much detail, he should have completed the narrative by mentioning the fact that when she was produced before the court the next morning, she was unconditionally released immediately, as there was no substance in the charges against her! And nothing was heard thereafter about the so-called `jeep scandal' case.

Ultimately, the Janata Government under Morarji Desai had to invoke the Parliament's privilege to accomplish their objective of putting her behind bars (in Tihar jail for a week).

G. Radhakrishnan,

Thiruvananthapuram

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