'Rekha Mahajan had said Praveen fired bullet'

Mumbai, Apr 25: Ms Pragnya, wife of BJP General Secretary GopinathMunde, today deposed in the trial court that Rekha Mahajan had told herthat accused Praveen had fired bullets at Rekha's husband PramodMahajan.

Deposing before Additional Sessions Court Judge S P Davare, who ispresiding over the trial, Ms Pragnya said after going to Pramod's flatat Worli, she had asked Rekhabhabhi, what happened and Rekha had saidthat Praveen had fired bullets at Pramod Mahajan.

Replying to another query raised by Special Public ProsecutorUjwal Nikam, the witness said at about 0800 hours on April 22, lastyear, Rekha had rung the door bell of her flat. When she opened thedoor she saw Ms Rekha was crying and said 'Tya Melyani Pramod Over GlyaGhatlya Ho.'' Therefore, she rushed to Pramod's flat alongwith Rekha.

When the Baniyan and Dupatta was shown to her for identification,she could not control her emotions and started crying in the witnessbox itself. She had identified the Dupatta, which was rapped around theinjuries of Pramod. She, however said this is the similar baniyan,which was worn by Pramod on the day of the incident.

Earlier, Munde was grilled by defence advocate Harshad Ponda over the gap of recording the statement by police.

To a query, Mr Munde said neither he remembered that any policepersonnel had came to hospital nor he had asked the Worli police to seehim for recording his statement pertaining to murder case of PramodMahajan till April 27.

UNI