In their defence, the Talwars’ lawyer Satyaketu Singh submitted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) manipulated the ‘tampered’ report of the CDFD (Central DNA and Forensic Department), Hyderabad, regarding the pillow cover recovered from the room of Krishna, the Nepalese compounder of the dentist Rajesh Talwar, the father of the murdered girl.
The defence lawyer said in 2011, it was claimed before the Allahabad High Court that in 2009, the CDFD had reported the pillow cover recovered from Krishna’s room contained Hemraj’s blood, and so evidence showed Krishna was involved in the crime.
But the CBI sought a clarification, after two years, from scientist SR Prasad of the CDFD, and it was found that the mention of Krishna was a ‘typographic’ mistake. The lawyer pointed out; however, if it was a typographic error, then it had occurred at least 10 times in the report submitted to the court.
An FIR wasq registered against the scientist at a Hyderabad police station under Sections 420 (cheating) and 467 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code.
The lawyer argued that the CBI tampered with a seized article of evidence, a golf club, while it was in its custody.
He said that the CBI, in 2013, presented one independent witness named Laxman before the court, and that witness admitted that the Talwars’ driver, Umesh, had identified the golf sticks in August 2010. The entire stock of golf sticks was seized by the CBI in 2009.
The lawyer argued that the CBI tampered with the seal on objects taken as evidence, and planted a golf stick to make it appear as a weapon of murder.
The defence lawyer said in 2011, it was claimed before the Allahabad High Court that in 2009, the CDFD had reported the pillow cover recovered from Krishna’s room contained Hemraj’s blood, and so evidence showed Krishna was involved in the crime.
But the CBI sought a clarification, after two years, from scientist SR Prasad of the CDFD, and it was found that the mention of Krishna was a ‘typographic’ mistake. The lawyer pointed out; however, if it was a typographic error, then it had occurred at least 10 times in the report submitted to the court.
An FIR wasq registered against the scientist at a Hyderabad police station under Sections 420 (cheating) and 467 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code.
The lawyer argued that the CBI tampered with a seized article of evidence, a golf club, while it was in its custody.
He said that the CBI, in 2013, presented one independent witness named Laxman before the court, and that witness admitted that the Talwars’ driver, Umesh, had identified the golf sticks in August 2010. The entire stock of golf sticks was seized by the CBI in 2009.
The lawyer argued that the CBI tampered with the seal on objects taken as evidence, and planted a golf stick to make it appear as a weapon of murder.