Witness alleges threat to life from former MP’s men

Rajkot | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018

Summary:

HC observed that prima facie some of the witnesses were not only threatened but also “managed” by the accused.Jethwa was shot dead outside Gujarat high court campus in 2010. Solanki is a CBI witness and has given statement under section 164 of CrPC.In December, Dinu Solanki had got bail from Supreme Court, which had directed him to stay out of Gujarat. He also requested police to get the call detail record from mobile company and expressed apprehension that the former MP may plot a deadly attack on him. He had told the court that he would live in Diu, which is adjoining the Gir-Somnath district.Last year, the Gujarat high court had ordered a retrial in the Amit Jethwa murder case after 105 witnesses of the total 195 turned hostile. Rajkot: A witness in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa murder case has allegedly received threats over phone for speaking against former Junagadh BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki, the prime accused in the case.Rambhai Solanki, who lives in Damli village near Kodinar town, has submitted an application to the Gir-Somnath superintendent of police along with details of phone recording..