Hyderabad, Jun 15 (PTI) The CBI, probing the multi-crore accounting scam in Satyam Computers, has reduced the number of witnesses in the case to 220 as against 690 mentioned in the charge sheet, following directions from the Supreme Court to speed up the trial, a top official said.
Lakshmi Narayana, DIG, CBI said as per the apex court directives, the number of documents supporting the charge sheet, which were around 3,067, have also been reduced to a thousand-odd.
"From our side, we are keeping up with the pace of the trial. We are trying our best to follow Supreme Court directions. So far, 212 witnesses have been produced in a court here," Narayana told PTI.