New Delhi, September 14: A Gurgaon-based lawyer, a key witness in an alleged dowry death of a newly-wed woman here, today took a complete U-turn in a court here saying “I do not know anything about this case”.
Mahender Singh Chauhan, practising as an advocate in Gurgaon district courts, appeared for testifying in the seven-year-old case following the issuance of bailable warrants by Additional Sessions Judge S C Rajan.
The key witness, who had allegedly recorded his statements to the police and the SDM concerned after victim Sarita committed suicide at her matrimonial home here, was declared hostile by the prosecution.
“I do not recollect that I was informed by the father of the victim (a co-villager) that his daughter was harassed by the accused for not bringing Rs 3.5 lakh cash and a car in dowry,” Chauhan said while testifying as 19th prosecution witness in the case.
–Agencies