Evidence of investigation

Forensic experts have already voiced concern on contamination of evidence. Not only did the police stomp all over the evidence, they even allowed mediapersons access to the scene of crime.

During interrogation, Surender confessed that he had kidnapped some of the children. Slowly, it emerged that Surendra allegedly lured the children with chocolates and sweets into the house and then sexually assaulted them. After strangulating them, the 30-year-old from Almora reportedly put their bodies in sacks and dumped them in the drain. With Surender’s statement leading them to the remnants of the crime, the police say they have enough circumstantial evidence to get his conviction.

Meanwhile, the hunt is still on for incriminating proof to link Pandher to the crime. Teams have panned out across the region, investigating Pandher’s other offices and residences in Haldwani, Dehradun, Haridwar, Baghpat, Chandigarh and Mohali.

The Noida police has a lot riding on the narco-analysis tests that the two men are undergoing in Ahmedabad.

The CBI has been called in and the investigations could take a new, much-awaited turn. With new facts emerging everyday, the “watertight case” is far from closed.