Wednesday, December 22 2004 16:18 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Tehelka.com, today (Dec 22, 2004) claimed that relatives of a Gujarat BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) MLA Madhu Srivastava had bribed Zaheera Sheikh to change her testimony in the Best Bakery case.

Tehelka.com the portal that made waves in India, a few years ago, by its high-profile sting operation exposing the Defence scam, claims that the MLA's relatives had narrated to Tehelka that they have paid Rs 18 lakhs to prime witness Zaheera Sheikh.

Tehelka screened a film in its press conference held today, which showed Madhu's relatives speaking about how money was paid to Zaheera Sheikh.

Tehelka also said that it conducted its own investigation into the alleged flip-flops of Zaheera Sheikh.