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Sohrabuddin case witness faked shootout,
friend questioned: police
Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:15:12 AM,
IANS
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Azam Khan, who had given evidence in the killing of Tulsiram
Prajapati - an eyewitness to the alleged staged killing of
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assailants in Rajasthan's Udaipur city
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Udaipur:
Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing, tried
to fabricate a story about an attempt on his life by shooting
himself in the shoulder, say police. He along with his friend and
cousin are being questioned.
Khan, who had given evidence in the killing of Tulsiram Prajapati
- a witness to the alleged staged shootout of Sohrabuddin, had
Tuesday claimed that "masked gunmen on motorcycles" attacked him
while he was driving his car. He had sustained injuries in the
right palm and shoulder.
His friend Iqbal who was with Khan told police during
interrogation that Khan had fabricated the story about an attempt
on his life.
Khan shot himself to come into limelight and seek police
protection, police say.
"Our investigations reveal that Khan fired at himself and
requested Iqbal to cook up a fake story," a senior police official
said on the condition of anonymity.
Khan told Iqbal about the plan before the incident, police said.
After shooting himself he asked Iqbal to inform police that two
unidentified people had attacked him and also sought the help of
his cousin to dispose of the weapon, police say.
Police say there were different versions by Iqbal and Khan about
the incident. Police have also failed to recover the weapon used
in the attack.
"There was no witness to the incident, which is surprising,"
official added. "We are questioning Khan, his cousin and Iqbal."
Prajapati was killed in an alleged staged shootout in Gujarat's
Banaskantha district Dec 28, 2006, over a year after Sohrabuddin
was killed on the outskirts of Ahmedabad Nov 26, 2005.
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