Goa Governor BV Wanchoo has said he was "pleased" to have given CBI his statement today in connection with the alleged bribery scandal in the VVIP helicopter deal and hoped that the agency would now bring the truth out in the case at the earliest.

A statement issued by 63-year-old Wanchoo's office after the CBI team left his official residence in Panaji said the governor recorded his statement as a "witness" in the VVIP helicopter case under Section 161 CrPC. Under this section, any police officer may examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of a case.