1993 riots: Court sends warrant to prime witness

{image-mumbai blasts_31052008.jpg news.oneindia.in}Mumbai, May 31: The special riots court in Mumbai has issued a warrant against police inspector Madhav Khanolkar, a prime witness in the 1993 riots case against senior Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar.

The warrant was issued after Khanolkar failed to appear in last two hearings before the court. He will have to appear before the court on June 6 and is the last witness to be examined in this case. A total of 123 people were made accused in the case. Twelve of them were awarded capital punishment.

ANI