Matka king killing: 1 more hostile witness

Mumbai: A witness in the murder case of matka king Suresh Bhagat was declared hostile by the court after he backtracked on his earlier statement. Witness Rahul Raje Dravid had earlier told the court he had paid Rs 10 lakh to the driver of the truck that rammed into Bhagat’s SUV . This is the second witness to turn hostile in the case.
The prosecution said this would not affect their case adversely.Chief public prosecutor Kalpana Chavan said, “Thecase has two approvers and this will not affectthecase at all.”
Shaikh Azimuddin ,the owner of the truck , had turned approver in the case .In 2011, another prime accused Kiran Pujari , who with Bhagat’s wife J aya and son Hitesh had allegedly killed him ,hadturned approver.