HCS paper leak: Police seek voice samples of accused

CHANDIGARH:

: The police on Monday filed a fresh application seeking voice samples of accused Sunita, Sushila and Birender Sharma in the Haryana Civil Service (HCS) paper leak.

Three persons — former HC registrat Balwinder Sharma and two beneficiaries Sunita, the alleged mastermind, and friend Sushila — were booked by the police in the high profile case. A high court committee had recommended scrapping of the examination after finding that some candidates had access to the paper.

The committee had stated that at least two candidates, Sunita and Sushila, had the question paper.

The committee had also stated that Balwinder Sharma unequivocally denied prior acquaintance with Sunita, the general category topper. The call details furnished by the service provider, on the other hand, revealed that 760 calls and SMSES were exchanged between Sharma and Sunita over the past one year.

The police wants to substantiate certain things and hence has sought their voice samples so as to corroborate a few things as a part of investigation.

The court has issued notice and the matter will be taken up on January 15 along with other things. Balwinder Sharma’s judicial custody also gets over then and Sunita’s bail plea will also be taken up then, notice to prosecution in this regard was issued on Monday

Sunita had filed plea on the grounds that Sharma had already been arrested and certain documents that were required from the Supreme Court for investigation in this case had also been received. She was earlier denied bail on the same grounds on December 19.

Her counsel also claimed that since the challan had been filed, there was no other recovery to be made from her and hence she should be granted bail.

The police had filed a 2,140page challan against Sunita and Sharma.