Father's adversaries framed me , says Amit Jogi

Raipur, June 1 (UNI) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit, who was acquitted by a sessions court yesterday, said his father's political 'adversaries' had framed him in NCP leader Ram Avatar Jaggi murder case.

''There was a consiracy to implicate me in murder case but I got justice from the court'', he told newsmen late last night after his release from central jail here on his acquittal.

He, however, refused to name the political adversaries saying that he would reveal it at an appropriate time.

Additional District and Sessions Judge B L Tidke had acquitted Mr Amit Jogi against whom the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed charge-sheet under section 302 and 120 B of IPC for murder and conspiracy.

However, the court convicted 28 other accused and sentenced 19 of them to life imprisonment and nine others for five years imprisonment.

State NCP Treasurer Ram Avatar Jaggi was shot dead on June 4, 2003, six months before the maiden assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. Opposition parties, including the NCP, had then termed it as 'first political murder' of Chhattisgarh, alleging involvement of then Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and his close associates.

UNI