An additional sessions judge of a city court on Saturday inspected crime spots, including the Tihar Jail entrance, where an alleged serial killer had dumped decapitated bodies after murdering the victims in 2007.
ASJ Kamini Lau visited various spots in the city from where some headless bodies and remaining parts of the victims, who were killed by accused Chander Kant Jha, were recovered.
“After going through the statement of accused (Jha), this court is of the view that since entire controversy involved in the present case revolves around the recovery of human parts at the instance and pointing out of the accused, and parts of dead bodies had been recovered outside the Central Jail Tihar, it is necessary for the court to visit and inspect the spots and places in terms and provisions of Section 310 of the CrPC,” ASJ Lau had said in the last hearing of the case.
She also inspected Jha’s residence in Alipur area where he was living at the time of his arrest in May, 2007 and Haiderpur from where the weapons were recovered.
The police had said that Jha was a serial killer and he had killed several people including Amit Mandal, Upender and Dalip whose decapitated bodies were thrown outside the Tihar Jail.
The court noted in its order that after his arrest, Jha had admitted his involvement in these crimes and the remains of bodies were recovered at his instance.
The public prosecutor, investigating officers of the case, amicus curiae for the accused and the court staff, also accompanied ASJ Lau.
The inspection of the suspected spots: Tihar Jail, Tis Hazari Courts complex and Yamuna bank took near about six hours, starting from 11 in the morning till 5.30 in the evening.