Special Invesitagion Team Submits Report In Jessica Lall Case

The Special Investigation Team, set up to probe loopholes in the investigations that led to the acquittal of Manu Sharma in the Jessica Lall murder case, submitted its report on Monday (9th October).

The Delhi High Court has allowed SIT to take action against those responsible for the lapses in the investigation. The SIT’s report will be taken up once the SIT’s appeal against the acquittal is over. The matter will come up for hearing on 4th December.

In the SIT’s confidential report to the High Court, a copy of which is available with TIMES NOW, the SIT mentions that evidence had been tampered with including misplacing of cartridges to help the accused. The report blames senior Delhi Police officials, including the then Joint Commissioner of Police Amodh Kanth, additional DCP Vivek Gogia and investigating officers Surinder Sharma and Sunil Kumar for lapses in the investigation.

The report further says that Bina Ramani had been arrested for forging documents and tampering with evidence. It also questions Shayan Munshi's role, pointing out that he had lied to the court. The SIT report apart, a sting operation had clearly exposed witnesses like Shayan Munshi, whose turning hostile had affected the outcome of the first trial.

For Jessica Lall's sister, Sabrina Lall, the justice she has single handedly struggled for, is not a dream anymore. Each court hearing is one step closer to bringing Jessica's murderers to dock.