Koli said his house was locked when he was away in Chennai. ``Tewari was not arrested from my house, in fact the police did not even raid my house. He was sitting in the lawns and playing cards at that time,'' said Koli The MP added: ``This lawn is shared by three flats, including mine and is accessible to anybody and everybody. I can't be linked with whosoever comes and sits there in my absence. I do not know this man and have never met him''.

DCP (Crime) Karnal Singh, on the other hand, reiterated that Tewari was living in Koli's house. ``The MP is right when he says that Tewari was arrested from the garden. But Tewari himself and others in the locality have confirmed that he was living in the MP's house''.

Singh added that the room, in which Tewari was supposed to have been staying, was raided the day he was arrested. He, however, said so far no has been established between Tewari and Koli.

Koli, who returned from Chennai this morning, said the police was unnecessarily dragging his name into the matter. ``No one stays in the house apart from me. I do not even have a servant staying here and I don't know any man called Pratap Malik,'' he claimed.

According to the police, Pratap Malik is a common friend of Tewari and Rajya a Sabha MP D.P. Yadav's son, Prakash Yadav. While Tewari was arrested from Koli's residence, his arms and ammunition were recovered from a house in R.K. Puram. Prakash Yadav reportedly owns this house.

Koli said he had spoken to BJP president Kushabhau Thakre on the issue and has requested him to ask some BJP members to look into the matter. ``I have sent a letter to Home Minister L.K. Advani. If the police do not clear my name, I shall take them to court,'' he said. Loktantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (LBSP) D.P. Yadav, who the Delhi police claim had given a contract of Rs 15 lakh to Tewari for killing UP's famous anti-mafia crusader inspector Pritam Singh last year, today said he is being victimised by his political opponents.

D.P. Yadav told Express Newsline today: ``This is a political conspiracy. My political rivals and some officials want to destroy my image''.