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The Jain Hawala Case which dominated the news in the last few years has once again resurfaced in a different avatar. Although all those allegedly involved in the case where acquited by the court. The Central Vigilance Commission has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into alleged IT violations by the accused. This news by CVC has now stirred up another political storm in the country. The offence, as the adage states, remains the best form of defence. Last fortnight, when the CBI filed charge-sheets alleging that 10 senior politicians received payoffs in the Jain hawala case, the Opposition, including the Left, raised a ruckus about Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's involvement in past scams: the St Kitts forgery case; Harshad Mehta's allegations of personally paying Rs 1 c