UPA sidesteps reports of Modi's name figuring in CBI probe

NEW DELHI: Government today chose not to comment on reports of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's name cropping up during interrogation of former minister Amit Shah by CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

"The issue is distressing for any democracy... thus one should be extra cautious about what one does or says. It should be seen that we don't overstep the law of the land. Supervision of Supreme Court is the highest... as public figures, we cannot comment in such cases," Union Minister Salman Khurshid told reporters outside Parliament.

The Minority Affairs Minister was reacting to a question on Modi's name reportedly cropping up during former junior Home minister Amit Shah's interrogation.

The investigating agency has so far arrested Shah, IPS officer Abhay Chudasama and owners of Arham farm Rajendra Jirawala in the case.

CBI had interrogated Shah inside the Sabarmati jail yesterday.