A Delhi court on Tuesday recorded the statements of two prosecution witnesses, including a hand writing expert, in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was allegedly gangraped by eight persons in national capital last year.
A Delhi court on Tuesday recorded the statements of two prosecution witnesses, including a hand writing expert, in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was allegedly gangraped by eight persons in national capital last year.
Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja recorded the testimonies of AK Gupta, Director (documents) of Truth Labs in Delhi, and Delhi Police sub inspector and incharge of the crime team, Pankaj.
During the proceedings, Gupta, who was earlier director incharge of Delhi Government's Forensic Science Laboratory, said on January 20 last year, certain documents were received at the Delhi office of Truth Labs sent by SHO of Paharganj Police Station and the case was assigned to him. He said the packet contained a book and an envelope of a book store.
"After examining the writing on the book and the copy of complaint given by the woman (to the police) with the help of scientific aid and equipments, I gave my report. After examining them I opined that writing .... are of the same person," the handwriting expert said, adding that he had also given the reasons for his opinion.
The court also recorded the deposition of sub inspector Pankaj who said on the intervening night of January 14-15, last year, he along with other police officials and a photographer had gone to the site of incident and inspected the place.
The police, in its chargesheet, had said that eight persons, all vagabonds, had robbed and gangraped the Danish tourist at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014 after leading her to a secluded spot close to the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near New Delhi Railway Station.
The eight accused, including two juveniles, were arrested in the case. The two juveniles are facing an inquiry before the Juvenile Justice Board here. The court fixed the case for April 20 for recording of statements of other prosecution witnesses.
The court had earlier issued fresh summons to the woman to appear before it on July 1 for recording of her testimony. It had issued the summons again as the earlier one, issued on January 13, could not be served upon the woman to secure her presence as a prosecution witness and Delhi Police had sought some time for calling her in Delhi.
The court had directed that summons be issued to the woman, who resides in Denmark, as per the guidelines of the External Affairs Ministry which required a processing time of at least three months.
The court had earlier directed the IO to furnish a report regarding the procedure to secure the victim's presence before the court for recording her statement in the absence of mutual legal assistance treaty between India and Denmark.
The court's direction had come after the IO had informed it that the summon issued to the woman has returned unserved as India does not have a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) with Denmark. The six adult accused —— Mahendra alias Ganja (24), Mohd Raja (22), Raju (23), Arjun (21), Raju Chakka (22) and Shyam Lal (55), are in judicial custody and facing trial.
The total eight accused have been booked under sections 376(2)(g) (gangrape), 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 392 (robbery) of IPC.
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