Cash-for-vote: Police omitted parts of tapes, says BJP

Delhi police has deliberately omitted parts of the video tapes of sting operation into the 2008 cash-for-vote scam case, two accused former BJP MPs alleged before a court here today.

The paramount material and their (prosecution's) 'bramhastra' is the tapes. There is deliberate omission on part of the prosecution (in omitting it). After the money was put on the table there are interviews by the media which are omitted.

The person conducting the sting operation said (in his statement) that money was put on table and after that he did some interviews and his piece to camera. Where is that (footage)?, Counsel appearing for Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora said before the Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal while seeking bail in the case.

Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra appearing for the two former BJP MPs said that the camera person had also confirmed about the interviews in his statement.

"The camera person also tells the same thing. We are living in an era of digital format. In the process of editing it (the final outcome) can be in form of seamless recording.

"Do they have the original tapes and if yes why have they not placed it before the court?" Luthra asked.

While seeking bail in the case the counsel for the duo said that this is one of the rare cases in which facts of the case is not in dispute but "colouring of the facts" is in dispute.