CBI has claimed that the tapes carrying purported conversations of Gujarat government officials discussing ways to save Ishrat Jahan case accused are not doctored.
CBI sources said the tapes provided by one of the accused Gujarat police officer to the agency have not been edited and prima-facie appear to be genuine.
They said that in order to understand whether the voices in the tapes are of those to whom they have been attributed, the agency would require court's intervention.
There are people in the conversation which are purportedly Gujarat government officials identified by some witnesses and accused during their questioning, they said.
Any comparison of the voices in the tapes with the suspected participants can only be done with the voice samples which can be taken only after court's permission, they said.
The sources said the person who is approached with the request for the voice sample has to give his consent which is mandatory.
They, however, claimed that these tapes are legally admissible evidence in the court.
Mostly these conversations relate to SIT investigation and planning in its aftermath.
The sources said the agency is likely to use the conversations in the tapes, which have already been submitted to trial court in Ahmedabad in sealed covered, to give details of the conspiracy which led to the encounter nine years ago.
CBI sources said the tapes provided by one of the accused Gujarat police officer to the agency have not been edited and prima-facie appear to be genuine.
They said that in order to understand whether the voices in the tapes are of those to whom they have been attributed, the agency would require court's intervention.
There are people in the conversation which are purportedly Gujarat government officials identified by some witnesses and accused during their questioning, they said.
Any comparison of the voices in the tapes with the suspected participants can only be done with the voice samples which can be taken only after court's permission, they said.
The sources said the person who is approached with the request for the voice sample has to give his consent which is mandatory.
They, however, claimed that these tapes are legally admissible evidence in the court.
Mostly these conversations relate to SIT investigation and planning in its aftermath.
The sources said the agency is likely to use the conversations in the tapes, which have already been submitted to trial court in Ahmedabad in sealed covered, to give details of the conspiracy which led to the encounter nine years ago.