Danish woman gangrape:Police seeks nod to recall two witnesses

The Delhi Police today sought a court's permission seeking recall of an investigating officer and another policeman, who were prosecution witnesses in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was allegedly gang- raped by nine persons here two years ago.
Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava filed an application in the court submitting that prosecution seeks to recall Inspector Raj Kumar, who was then Station House Officer of Paharganj Police Station and the investigation officer in the case, and Sub-Inspector Anand.
On the prosecution's plea, Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja sought a reply from the counsel for the six adult accused. Three other accused are juveniles against whom inquiry before the Juvenile Justice Board is in progress.

Advocate Dinesh Sharma said he would file a written reply to the application and sought time, after which the court posted the matter for tomorrow.
The court had on January 13 reserved for January 21 its judgement in the case after hearing the final arguments from the prosecution and the counsel for accused.
According to the prosecution, the nine accused, all vagabonds, had allegedly robbed and gang-raped the Danish tourist at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, after leading her to a secluded spot close to the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near New Delhi Railway Station.

All the nine accused were arrested. The six adult accused - Mahendra alias Ganja (26), Mohd Raja (22), Raju (23), Arjun (21), Raju Chakka (22) and Shyam Lal (55) - are in judicial custody and facing trial.

The accused are facing charges of alleged gangrape, kidnapping, wrongful confinement, dacoity with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, criminal intimidation and receiving stolen property under the IPC.
During recording of their testimonies, the six adult accused have claimed innocence and alleged that the police had falsely implicated them in the case.