Pravin murdered Pramod Mahajan: Key witness

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Mumbai, May 11 (UNI) Mahesh Wankhede, a key eye-witness in the murder trial of slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and who had served as the latter's domestic help, today told the court that it was Pravin Mahajan who had murdered his ''Saheb (Pramod Mahajan)''.

Soon after the cross examination of ''panch'' witness Dattaram Narvankar was over, special public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam today started examination-in-chief of the key eye-witness, Mahesh Wankhede, who worked as a servent in the late leader's residence at the time of incident.

During his examination-in-chief, Wankhede told additional sessions judge Shreehari Davare that, on the date of incident, he reached the residence of the late leader at about 07:45 hrs. He saw ''Saheb (Pramod Mahajan)'' and his younger brother Pravin sitting on sofa in the hall as he entered the flat. ''Some time later, Saheb called me and asked to put his mobile phone for charging, when I was working in the kitchen. Thereafter, I picked up the mobile phone and went into his bedroom to put it for charging.'' He added that, at that time ''Madam (Mrs Mahajan) was also in the bedroom when both of us heard loud sounds -- fut-fut. Hearing the sound, Madam hurried towards the hall. Following her, when I reached the door of the bedroom, I heard the same sound for the third time.

Only on reaching the hall, I noticed that Pravin, holding a pistol in his hand, was trying to fire on Saheb.'' Answering a specific question, Wankhede replied that Pramod Mahajan was murdered by his younger brother Pravin on April 22, 2006.

When asked on what basis he was making that statement, Wankhede said he had heard the ''fut-fut'' sounds and immediately afterwards had seen Pravin trying to fire at Pramod Mahajan.

The deposition of this witness was deferred till May 22 as Adv Nikam sought time to ascertain some statements.

UNI

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