Article: Anonymous letter to judge alleges lawyer-police nexus

New Delhi, April 23 -- Justice R.S. Sodhi of the Delhi High Court, who had sentenced former Haryana minister Venod Sharma's son Manu Sharma with life term for killing ramp model Jessica Lall, Monday disclosed that he had received an anonymous letter alleging a nexus among lawyers, police and forensic experts.

Sodhi handed over the letter to Delhi Police counsel Mukta Gupta and ordered police to probe the allegations made and submit a report on it by Friday.

He made the startling revelation while hearing along with Justice H.R. Malhotra the matter involving several witnesses who had turned hostile during trial of the Jessica Lall murder case. The witnesses are facing the charge of perjury.

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