Businessperson Deepak Jaikishan had allegedly handed over RM250,000 in cash to A Santamil Selvi's lawyer as partial payment of his contribution, following the legal action filed by the widow of private investigator P Balasubramaniam against him and eight others.

Lawyer Americk Sidhu said he received the money at his office on Nov 2.

Americk claimed this in his affidavit in support of Santamil Selvi's application to strike out Deepak's second defence statement which was filed on Nov 6, and also to remove senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from representing the carpet businessperson...