Rajan made the submissions before Special Judge Vinod Kumar while recording his statement as an accused in a fake passport case filed against him and three former passport officers. “I have been involved in fighting against terrorists and those anti-India forces bent on damaging our country and killing innocent citizens ... “Thereafter, I went to Bangkok where an attempt on my life was made in 2000 by the henchmen of Dawood. That is why I was provided with a passport in the name of Mohan Kumar,” he told the special court. The court had earlier framed charges for alleged offences of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy against Rajan and others in the case.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 21:11 UTC