Cops not probing money trail in cash-for-votes: Kulaste to court

It is unfortunate that Delhi Police has chosen to stop further investigation to find complete trail of money or the real beneficiaries and have failed in their public duty in spite of clear directions of the Supreme Court, Kulastes counsel Anil Soni said.

The court had last year directed the agency to trace the source of money and also refused to monitor the probe.

Kulaste alleged that the police have chosen not to probe or reveal the call details of S P Gupta,Aman Arora and Lovely Singh although co-accused Sohail Hindustani has categorically stated that they were instrumental in introducing/ conversing with senior leaders of the Congress especially Ahmed Patel to strike a deal to pay BJP MPs to vote in favour of the UPA. The other aspect,he said,deliberately not investigated is the allegation that 19 MPs from various parties cross-voted in favour of the UPA.

The police have to file a reply on May 10. The court on Monday pulled up the Delhi Police for delay in supplying the transcript of the CD of the sting operation and directed the police to submit the transcripts by May 8.