A forensic examination has revealed that the voices in the alleged bribery clip are of BJP’s Karnataka chief B.S. Yeddyurappa and Union Minister Ananth Kumar, says a report.
News 18 says it has accessed a report by the Forensic Sciences Lab which says that the voices indeed belonged to the BJP duo.
In the clip from February 12 this year, the duo was purportedly heard speaking of a Congress leader’s diary which listed payments to the top brass of the party. Yeddyurappa and Kumar were also allegedly caught on mic saying that they had given money to the BJP leaders in the past but had never maintained a diary.
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Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that an FIR was filed against Yeddyurappa and Kumar on the basis of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report in which the lab cleared the voice of both the leaders in a leaked video where they spoke about money transaction done by local political leaders to their high commands.
The Anti Corruption Bureau on Sunday clarified that no FIR has been filed against Karnataka Bharatiya Yeddyurappa and Union Minister for Fertiliser and Chemical Ananth Kumar in the leaked video matter.
The ACB has also stated that the case is with the cybercrime unit.
Yeddyurappa had said that the ACB is doing it on purpose and added that the bureau has become an agent of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
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"ACB is doing this intentionally because Siddaramaiah has bent it. He has failed to get Ananth Kumar and me. We are ready to face the ACB with such baseless allegations. ACB has become a 'pakka' agent to the Chief Minister," he had added.
With Agency Inputs
