New Delhi. When the fire broke out on the night of 14 March 2025 in the storeroom of Justice Yashwant Verma’s residence, a large number of cash was also burnt in it. A committee of 3 judges constituted by Supreme Court Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna has recorded statements of Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, DCP Devesh Mahla of New Delhi district and other concerned officers in the case of burning cash in the house of Justice Yashwant Verma. The committee of judges emphasized 2 questions. The first is why the burnt cash was not seized? Second, why the video of the fire was taken by the policemen, why were they deleted?
The English newspaper Indian Express quoted sources as saying that the officials concerned told the committee of judges why the burnt cash was not seized? He says that the FIR was not lodged. Because of this, the cash could not be confiscated. Police officials said that they followed the process and informed their seniors about the incident. Who told the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court DK Upadhyay about this. Police officials told the committee of judges that the video was deleted from the mobiles of the employees to protect the video from going into the wrong hands. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, Delhi Fire Service Chief Atul Garg and Fire Service and Police officials told the judges’ committee that during the fire, Justice Yashwant Verma had cash in the store room and he was burnt.
This claim of Delhi Police and Fire Service officers is important, as Justice Yashwant Verma has told the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court DK Upadhyay that he is not aware of any kind of cash on the spot. Justus Yashwant Verma has also said that his daughter and personal secretary gave information about the fire to Delhi Fire Service. Family members and staff were kept away while extinguishing the fire. When they returned after extinguishing the fire, they did not see any cash there. Please tell that after the incident, the media also got a burnt cash outside the house of Justice Yashwant Verma.
