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12. Ld. counsel submits that PW27-Insp. Amrit Raj stated that the investigation of the case remained with him till 6.00 p.m. on 20.12.1997, and thereafter it was taken over by Insp. Manmohan Sharma PW-20. Attention of this Court was drawn to the statement of PW27-Insp.Amrit Raj, to the effect that fluid was applied on the statements of Dharmender PW1, Sunita PW3, Manoj PW5 and Saroj PW2 recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. It is further submitted that during the testimony of PW1, Court observation was recorded that in the original statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. of PW1, eraser fluid was used and signatures have been put thereupon. He submits that serious doubt arises whether the statements under Section 161 Cr.P.C. were even in existence on 19.12.1997, and the use of eraser fluid shows that second IO had changed the signatures. PW20- Insp.Manmohan Sharma had stated that he did not record the statement of any witness, nor statement of any witness was recorded in his presence on 22.12.1997. It is further argued that the brief facts of the case were recorded by the IO vide Ex.PW27/B1, but no fact as mentioned in the statement of PW1 recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. came in it.