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Uber rape case: Prosecution completes recording of evidence
New Delhi, Jan 31
In just 17 days, the prosecution in the Uber rape case Saturday completed recording of evidence in a court here.
The
prosecution, which had in its chargesheet cited 44 witnesses, examined
28 of them, including the woman victim who identified the accused cab
driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, as the one who raped her.
Dropping 16
witnesses saying they were not relevant, the prosecution closed the
evidence with the recording of the statement of the investigating
officer of the case, Delhi Police Sub Inspector Renu.
During the
hearing, the investigating officer in her cross examination by Yadav's
counsel, denied his suggestion that she has not probed the case properly
and fairly.
Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja, who began
the trial Jan 15, fixed Feb 3 for recording the statement of the accused
driver.
"Special public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava states that
all the relevant prosecution witnesses have been examined and no other
witness is left to be examined," the judge said.
"Accordingly,
prosecution evidence is closed. Put up the matter for Feb 3, 2015 for
recording of statement of the accused," the judge added.
On
Friday, the business head of Uber Asia confirmed that Yadav was working
for the company and that he had diverted the vehicle from the actual
route for which it had been booked by the woman.
According to police, the woman executive was allegedly raped by 32-year-old Yadav inside the car on the night of Dec 5, 2014.
The trial in the rape case is being conducted on a day-to-day basis.
The
court had Jan 13 framed charges of rape and causing grievous bodily
harm or endangering the life of a woman, kidnapping a woman, criminal
intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt under various sections of the
Indian Penal Code against Yadav.