The CBI has sought permission from the special court to obtain voice samples of five accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case for comparing it with the gathered audio-video evidence.
An application in this regard was filed by the central probe agency in the CBI court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A.Y. Dave on Saturday.
The CBI in its application has said it wanted to collect voice samples of five accused in the fake encounter case which include suspended IPS officer Abhay Chudasama, Mr N.K. Amin (who has offered to become an approver in the case) Mr N.V. Chauhan, and two absconding accused — Yashpal Chudasama and Mr Ajay Patel.
Based on the application the court issued notices to Mr Abhay Chudasama, Mr Amin and Mr Chauhan who are lodged in jail.
Further hearing on the matter is kept on September 20.
The audio-video evidence with the CBI includes recording of conversation between Amin and Chauhan, where the later was allegedly caught saying that he had heard prime accused D.G. Vanzara telling another co-accused, Mr Rajakumar Pandian over phone that instructions to liquidate Sohrabuddin's wife Kauserbi came from former Minister of State for Home, Mr Amit Shah.
Another such evidence is the video recording of the meeting between absconding accused Mr Yashpal Chudasama and Mr Ajay Patel with two witnesses in the case — builders Mr Raman Patel and his brother Mr Dashrat Patel — at the city-based Rifle Club.
In this audio-video footage accused have been caught trying to influence the witnesses and allegedly directing them on how they should depose before the CBI.