New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Rakesh Asthana, former Special Director of the CBI, who investigated the 2002 Godhra train burning, claimed that then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav wanted to implicate him through the Justice UC Banerjee committee, adding that a media acquaintance had warned him to be careful at the time.

Recounting the incident, Asthana said a former hostel mate of his, who was holding a senior position in the media in Delhi, had called and warned him that he could be implicated in the matter.

"At that time, I had a hostel mate. He was in a very high position in the media in Delhi. He must have had a conversation with Laluji somewhere. So he called me, and he warned me. He told me to be careful. Because there has been such a ...