PMO denies Verma as its staffer

New Delhi, June 8 (UNI) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today denied that B K Verma, the imposter arrested from Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh's residence recently, was working as a law officer in its staff.

''This is to clarify that there is no such law officer working in the PMO,'' an official release said.

Verma, 40, a resident of Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi, was arrested on Monday for allegedly demanding Rs five crore from Amar Singh for settling a court case against SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav.

According to police, Verma, a native of Bihar, had come to the city in 1999 and worked in a private firm. He also worked as an assistant to a senior income-tax lawyer in south Delhi.

After reading about a corruption case against Mulayam Singh and his MP son Akhilesh Yadav in March, Verma posed as a senior government law officer and offered 'help'. He also made several phone calls to Amar Singh offering to settle the case.

UNI