Pleas seeking probe in Loya's death filed with vested interests: Rohatgi

Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today said the pleas seeking probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya were filed with vested interests and the purpose was to attack the functioning of the government.

The senior advocate welcomed the apex court judgement dismissing the pleas and said the manner in which these cases were argued was a "classic case of contempt" and the real purpose was completely "collateral".

"The very fact that the judge died in the company of his colleagues shows that there is nothing wrong in the matter. The manner in which these cases were argued is a classic case of contempt. There are vested interests because they want to attack people collaterally and they used the judge for this purpose. This is unacceptable," Rohatgi said.

He also attacked the Caravan magazine which came out with the reports on judge Loya's death more than three years after he passed away, saying that "the magazine has made untruthful statements."