New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed facts unearthed during the course of investigations in the Rs 175 crore controversial Taj Heritage Corridor project contain ingredients of criminal offences allegedly committed by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.

Replying to a question whether the agency found a solid case against Mayawati, CBI Director P C Sharma said, "After all, the facts are before the court. It is only after scrutiny of the facts that the court has ordered that the case be registered which means that there are grounds, there are facts which attract the provisions of Acts like Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code.

"In our report, we have certainly mentioned in the concluding paragraphs that the facts as unearthed during the course of the inquiry do disclose ingredients of criminal offences and attract the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC," Sharma said in an interview to the All India Radio.

Replying to a question about deportation or extradition of wanted persons like Abu Salem and Dawood Ibrahim, Sharma said, "It is important for everyone to understand that all such process takes time as we have to stand the legal system of some other country. As far as Salem case goes, we have left nothing to chances."

Referring to Dawood Ibrahim, the CBI Director said CBI would again approach Interpol for his arrest from Pakistan as one of the ministers in Karachi confirmed his presence in the port city.

PTI