Kathmandu. After Rastriya Swatantra Party (RASWPA) MP Khagendra Sunar denied his involvement in the controversial audio case, the party’s investigation has moved towards technical examination. Sunar, in a written reply to the investigation committee under the party’s disciplinary commission, has claimed that the voice heard in the public audio is not his.
According to Advocate Harichandra Bhattarai, Deputy Head of the Disciplinary Committee and Coordinator of the Inquiry Committee, Sunar has given a written denial saying that the audio dialogue is not his. According to him, Sunar gave a written reply based on the claims he had made public earlier through social media.
After Sunar claimed that the audio was not his, the investigation committee has now emphasized on gathering evidence. The committee has obtained the original audio before editing from Jan Aastha magazine, which released the audio. In addition, the committee said that News 24 has been contacted to provide the audio of the interview broadcast in the name of the woman who is said to be the victim.
According to Bhattarai, the coordinator of the committee, the audio collected will be verified internally. If necessary, the committee is ready to send it to the relevant agency for technical testing.
According to him, Sunar will be further questioned after the technical test is completed. The final process of investigation will proceed according to the time taken for the technical test. According to the committee, the investigation of other parties has progressed a lot.
After the controversial audio became public, Sunar has been defending himself by saying that it was made using AI and other technologies. He claims that he was constantly targeted after raising the issue of corruption in the police. Through social media, he claimed that the allegations made public were false and propaganda prepared by technology including AI.
After the audio was released, RSVP also took the incident seriously and instructed the Disciplinary Commission to conduct an internal investigation on MP Sunar. Sunar has also been instructed not to participate in formal programs as a public official until the investigation is concluded.