Haren Pandya murder case judgement deferred to June 18

Ahmedabad, May 25 (UNI) Designated Pota court judge Sonia Gokani today deferred the judgement in the Haren Pandya murder case to June 18.

The former Gujarat Minister was shot dead by assailants while he was returning from his morning walk in March 2003 near the Law Gardens here.

The prosecution had examined 122 witnesses and about 800 evidences were produced before the court including ballistic and medical reports, handwriting specimens, hotel register entries and circumstantial evidence.

Four accused are absconding in the case and they include Mufti Pathangia, Sohail Khan, Rahil Patti and Mohammad Junej, while the Pota Review Committee has revoked Pota charges on Sayeed Iftikhar S Rafiq of Hyderabad, Mohammad Abdul Bari of Nalgonda(AP), and Mohammad Maniar of Kalupur, Ahmedabad UNI XR-VNB MAZ AG AK KN1616