New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who investigated the 2002 Godhra train burning, on Saturday recalled the intense media pressure and attempts to shape a predefined narrative during the initial course of the investigation.

Speaking to ANI, Asthana recounted a meeting with a prominent journalist, who visited him during the investigation.

He detailed that the journalist arrived at his room with his cameraman uninvited. The former CBI Special Director had stated that he was not going to give a formal interview but was ready for an informal discussion. The cameraman was sent outside, and Ashtana spoke with the journalist for a few minutes.

"I started the investigation on 10-11th April. In May, at some time, ...