Allegations against Mulayam, Akhilesh in DA case not substantiated: CBI to SC

In a relief to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh, the CBI has told the Supreme Court that the allegations of disproportionate assets against them could not be substantiated and it had closed the preliminary enquiry on August 7, 2013.

In an affidavit filed in the top court, CBI said that since "no prima facie evidence" of commission of cognisable offence against Mulayam and his two sons, Akhilesh and Prateek, was found, the Preliminary Enquiry (PE) was not converted into a criminal case/FIR and as such, no enquiry was conducted in the matter after August 7, 2013.

The CBI said that after conducting further enquiry in a "fair, impartial and professional manner" in the matter, it had independently taken a decision to close the probe against them as per court's directions in the 2012 verdict.

In its 21-page affidavit, the CBI said, "Thereafter in compliance of the directions of the court in the judgement dated December 13, 2012, further enquiry ...