Pansare murder: HC rejects Gaikwad’s bail plea
13 July 2016 4:16 AM IST
The Bombay high court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Samir Gaikwad, held in connection with the murder of veteran communist leader and rationalist Govind Pansare, saying that there was prima facie ample evidence to link him with the crime.
The bail plea of Gaikwad, a member of right wing group Sanathan Sanstha, was rejected by Justice CV Bhadang, who said there was direct evidence of an eyewitness and corroborative circumstantial proof to show alleged involvement of the accused in Pansare’s murder.
The high court referred to a purported telephonic conversation Gaikwad had with a woman, in which he had confessed to have killed Pansare. The prosecution cited this to suggest involvement of Gaikwad in the crime.
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