Vivek Tiwari murder: Missing bumper, lights disrupt probe Photo Credit: PTI Vivek Tiwari murder: Missing bumper, lights disrupt probe

Lucknow: In the latest development on the Vivek Tiwari murder case, the missing bumper and headlights of the Apple executive's SUV have disrupted the forensic investigation. As per the forensic experts, preserving the vehicle was necessary to verify the claims made by the two accused constables and Sana Khan, the eyewitness.

The two accused cops Prashant Chaudhary and Sandeep Kumar had said that Tiwari had tried to run his car over them so Chaudhary had to fire in self-defence. Forensic Science Laboratory officials told TOI that if the bumper would have been in place, the exact pattern of damage could have been traced if the SUV had collided with the bike and the pole.

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Had the headlights been intact, it would have been able to figure out whether the car rammed into the pole with headlights on or off. The experts also said that the uniforms and pistol of the constables were handed over to them four days after the incident took place so the probability of the evidence getting tampered was high.

Pradyumaan Singh, a private forensic expert said that there are chances that the SUV did not hit the cops' bike at all and the accused constables manipulated the crime scene.

He added that the deep depression in the middle of the bonnet of the SUV indicated that the car had collided with the pole in force. As per the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials, it was a matter of the investigation whether the headlights and the bumper of the SUV were deliberately damaged while it was being towed.

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