Two accused in 16 December gang rape deny being on bus
12 April 2013 6:56 AM IST
Two of the accused in the Delhi gang rape case claimed before a special court on Thursday that they were not in the bus in which a 23-year-old girl was brutally assaulted and raped by six persons on the night of 16 December.
Accused Vinay Sharma in his application before additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna claimed that he, along with co-accused Pawan Gupta, were not present in the bus in which the alleged incident took place.
Vinay, who filed the application through his counsel AP Singh, said he has been falsely implicated in the case. The lawyer told the judge that the application was moved after Vinay informed him that his mobile has a video-clip, which allegedly show that the two went to a music function in south Delhi. ‘Accused Vinay's mobile contains a video recording and photos which can establish that he and Pawan were not in the bus on the night of incident,’ he told the judge, while seeking permission to make a CD of the video.
The court, however, said that they can make a CD of the video recording as the matter was between the defence counsel and the accused, but, at present, it has nothing to do with the case. ‘It is very important defence for the accused, as the mobile contains some exclusive information, which can prove the innocence of my client,’ the lawyer submitted before the court. He also said that now the police cannot state that the video was being planted as the said mobile phone had been in police custody since the accused was arrested in the case. ‘He (Vinay) has not played any role in the commission of the offence, as he was not in the bus nor was he part of the alleged incident. The police have falsely implicated Vinay in the case,’ Singh told the court.
Meanwhile, arguments on framing of charges in a robbery case involving the 16 December gang rape accused will commence from 1 May in a Delhi court.
Accused Vinay Sharma in his application before additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna claimed that he, along with co-accused Pawan Gupta, were not present in the bus in which the alleged incident took place.
Vinay, who filed the application through his counsel AP Singh, said he has been falsely implicated in the case. The lawyer told the judge that the application was moved after Vinay informed him that his mobile has a video-clip, which allegedly show that the two went to a music function in south Delhi. ‘Accused Vinay's mobile contains a video recording and photos which can establish that he and Pawan were not in the bus on the night of incident,’ he told the judge, while seeking permission to make a CD of the video.
The court, however, said that they can make a CD of the video recording as the matter was between the defence counsel and the accused, but, at present, it has nothing to do with the case. ‘It is very important defence for the accused, as the mobile contains some exclusive information, which can prove the innocence of my client,’ the lawyer submitted before the court. He also said that now the police cannot state that the video was being planted as the said mobile phone had been in police custody since the accused was arrested in the case. ‘He (Vinay) has not played any role in the commission of the offence, as he was not in the bus nor was he part of the alleged incident. The police have falsely implicated Vinay in the case,’ Singh told the court.
Meanwhile, arguments on framing of charges in a robbery case involving the 16 December gang rape accused will commence from 1 May in a Delhi court.
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