Mr. Reddy viewed the release of the culled report without his statement as a malicious attempt to prejudice the court and the public against him. Mr. Reddy said he had found glaring discrepancies between the findings of the IO and the facts available on record after he took over as director, VACB. Mr. Reddy prepared a “scrutiny note” asking the IO to clarify the points. Mr. Sukeshan himself concluded that there was no evidence to indict Mr. Mani for corruption. Mr. Sukeshan had created a smoke screen to cover up the incongruities in his investigation.

Source: The Hindu January 15, 2017 15:22 UTC