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4. Two more teams were constituted on 03.11.2009, one under the leadership of SI Chandrika Prasad and another under the leadership of SI Rishi Pal. The team of SI Chandrika Prasad was sent to Bhiwandi, Thane, Maharashtra, to apprehend accused Iftikar Ahmed @ Babloo; whereas the team of SI Rishi Pal was sent to Varanasi, UP, to apprehend accused Miraj Ahmed. On the same day, Shri Ashok Tebriwal was called in the office of Special Cell and his statement to the effect that extortion call demanding Rs. 1.00 Crore was received by him from MB. The aforesaid teams apprehended accused Iftikar Ahmed @ Babloo and Miraj Ahmed and brought them to Delhi. Both the accused persons were also interrogated. They both admitted that they had been working for MB and were using "phones' connections A and B" respectively, which were taken in the names of unknown persons on FIR No.63/2009: U/s 387 IPC r/w Sec.120 B IPC: PS Special Cell DOD: 23.01.2012 the strength of documents procured through deceit, which were made available to them by one Rizwan. The said Rizwan could not be arrested in the matter and was subsequently declared "Proclaimed Offender" by this court.

He admitted his photograph and the copies of documents annexed therewith, however, he denied having filled up the Customer Application Form, being illiterate. He also denied his signatures thereupon. He further denied the suggestion that "phone connection B" was given by him to PW­11, who in turn handed it over to accused Iftikar Ahmed @ Babloo. He in fact, clarified that he never obtained any SIM Card from any mobile company as he had not been using any mobile phone. He was confronted with his statement recorded U/s 161 Cr.P.C in the matter. He categorically denied having made any such statement to the police. In cross­examination by the defence, he categorically admitted that police did not make any enquiries from him. PW­11 also categorically stated that he did not hand over "phone connection B" to accused Iftikar Ahmed @ Babloo. He even did not identify accused Iftikar Ahmed @ Babloo in court. He further denied the suggestion that he had asked PW­10 to use his identification documents to procure "phone FIR No.63/2009: U/s 387 IPC r/w Sec.120 B IPC: PS Special Cell DOD: 23.01.2012 connection B". He, however, admitted that police had made enquiries from him, but he denied having given any statement to police. In his cross­ examination by the defence, he admitted that the documents alongwith the Customer Application Form (CAF) were never shown to him by the police earlier.