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Convicts
question police theory on Gujarat ex-minister's killing
Wednesday July 13, 2011 10:03:20 PM,
IANS
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Gandhinagar: The 12
people convicted for the killing of former Gujarat minister Haren
Pandya Wednesday told a court that there were contradictions in
the statements of the witnesses and in the police theory on the
crime.
Pandya, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was shot dead near
Law Garden area in Ahmedabad March 26, 2003.
Defence lawyer Nitya Ramakrishnan claimed that bullets recovered
from the body of Pandya were not the same as those examined by
experts.
As against the prosecution's theory of five bullets fired at the
former minister, she claimed that seven bullets were fired.
She also disputed the positioning of the weapon from which Pandya
was shot. "From the window, which was only opened three inches, it
was almost impossible to fire in the manner in which Pandya was
shot."
The advocate submitted that no fingerprints were found from the
car or on the weapon.
She said a few witnesses' statements as well as Pandya's shoes
were missing from record. The defence also argued that Pandya's
mobile phone was accessed by someone.
A division bench of the court, comprising Chief Justice D.H.
Waghela and J.C. Upadhyaya, said the question relating to the
bullets prima facie seems to be a decisive one.
The court is hearing appeals of the 12 people who were convicted
by a Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court in 2007.
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