CCTV cameras at CM’S residence lagged by 40 mins on assault night

NEW DELHI: Delhi-based Rohini forensic report did not not mention whether the cameras were tempered with or the clock was altered around the time of the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAS at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence. When the police seized around 47 CCTV cameras, which were installed at Chief Minister's residence, the time displayed on the CCTV cameras on the night of the alleged attack on CS Prakash was nearly 40 minutes behind the actual time, a forensic report has confirmed, ahead of the filing of the chargesheet in the case. A senior police officer privy to the investigation said the forensic report was received earlier this week.

On February 23, a police team examined the CCTV system installed at Kejriwal's official residence in Civil Lines area and seized the hard disk connected to the system for investigation. Fourteen of the CCTV cameras were running while seven did not function. It was found that there was a time lag of 40.43 minutes with respect to the time of the alleged attack, the police had said and now the forensic report has confirmed. The Delhi Police is expected to file a chargesheet in the case soon. "We are at an advanced stage of investigation and the chargesheet is being prepared," the officer said without elaborating.

Chief Secretary Prakash was allegedly attacked during a meeting at Kejriwal's official residence on February 19. The police said Kejriwal was present when the attack happened.