Dec. 16 defence witness shows videoclip
A defence witness in the December 16 gangrape case, on Saturday, produced before the fast-track court a video clipping which showed that two youth facing trial were present at a music function on the night of the incident.
A 15-year-old boy, appearing in defence of Vinay Sharma, showed a video recording to additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna pointing out that Vinay and co-accused Pawan Gupta were present at the music function in south Delhi at the time of the incident. The boy said in his cross-examination that Vinay and Pawan were not in the bus in which a 23-year-old was gangraped allegedly by six persons.
Special public prosecutors countered the minor’s contention saying he has concocted a false story at the behest of the accused and his family members as he is a childhood friend of the accused. The boy rejected the prosecution allegation. “There was no musical programme organised on December 16, 2012 in the evening time in the district park (south Delhi). The DDA/horticulture department does not allow such programme in the park and no one is allowed to enter the park after 7 pm,” the prosecution said.
Vinay had claimed that on December 16 last year, he was at a music function and not in the bus in which the incident of robbery of a carpenter and gangrape took place. The court has kept the application pending saying it would decide it after defence witnesses’ statement is closed.
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