“Kumar was not the functional head of the SIT (Special Investigation Team). Instead, ADG CID was the head who would seek data from all units and collate these before giving the same to the CBI,” said a police source. Another source sought to counter the allegations of tampering with evidence against Kumar and said: “It is alleged that the CDRs which were handed over on June 28, 2018, were tampered with. “First, he was not there at that time. A source close to the commissioner said given the “baseless allegations,” he might consider to bring charges of wilfully giving false information to the court.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2019 22:41 UTC