The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a fresh report in the Kolkata rape-murder case after the central probe agency raised suspicion over the forensic report in the case.
SG Tushar Mehta appearing for the CBI said that they are planning to send the samples for fresh examination to AIIMS Delhi and other CFSLs. SG Mehta said that “who took the samples” has emerged as a relevant question.
“We have a forensic examination report and one thing is admitted that when the girl was found at 9:30 AM, her jeans and undergarments were removed and lying nearby… semi-nude and injury marks were also found on the body…they have taken samples. They were sent to CFSL in West Bengal. Look at the results…the CBI has taken a decision to send the sample to AIIMS and some other lab,” SG Mehta said.
Without disclosing much about the investigation, the CBI flagged the findings of the Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL) report in Kolkata.
“We have seen the further line of investigation, we do not want to comment upon it in open court. We would like a status report…we will take it up on Tuesday, let the CBI proceed on the basis of what they are exploring, their leads,” CJI Chandrachud said.