24 room. She also sought information from the officials at PS MIG, and thereafter spoke to the deceased persons’ neighbours. However, DW-1 could not provide any details in this regard during her examination-in-chief. Though DW-1 stated that she examined the CDRs of the accused persons, she provided no specific details of such analysis in her testimony. DW-1 also admitted interrogating Neha. DW-1 further confirmed that she was informed by a source that Neha would leave her house wearing a pair of jeans and a maroon top. This information was received by DW-1 prior to Neha’s arrest, and therefore presumably DW-1, by her own admission, was involved in the investigation even beyond 22.06.2011. Further, DW-1 stated that she shared the source information with her colleagues and subordinates. PW-28, while giving patently false testimony in court also stated that when he saw Neha at LIG Tiraha, she was dressed in "black jeans and a maroon top". PW-28’s deposition shows how he allegedly spotted Neha, which is belied by DW-1's testimony. Despite such a deposition, the prosecution elected not to cross-examine DW-1. 44. It was argued that DW-1 Deepika Shinde’s presence during the investigation was confirmed by PW-7’s testimony. He is alleged to be an independent witness to the recoveries from Neha’s residence on 22.06.2011. At paragraph 14 of his testimony and during cross-examination, he admitted that DW-1 was a part of the raiding team - a fact that has been kept out of the record. Counsel submitted that all these facts can be simply answered by Neha’s illegal custody before 22.06.2011. It was strongly urged that Neha’s personal search and the recoveries from her residence were tainted and the records and seizures pertaining to these purported proceedings could not be relied upon. The staccato manner in which the purported record of the prosecution reflected events taking place on 22.06.2011 indicated that the police fabricated the record, resulting in Neha’s false implication.