Manjunath murder case judgement on Mar 23

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:47 [IST]

Lakhimpur Kheri, Mar 9 (UNI) The district court will pronounce judgement on March 23 in the sensational Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) marketing official V Manjunath murder case.

There are a total of eight accused in the case.

Meanwhile, the counsels today cited precedents in the case.

Manjunath's bullet-riddled body was found in the nearby Sitapur district on November 19, 2005. A car was also recovered in the case.

The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) alumni was an upright government servant and had taken a tough stand regarding adulteration of fuel by some petrol outlets.

A petrol pump owner Monu Mittal is the prime accused in the crime and is presently in jail. In the course of hearing, several of the witnesses had turned hostile.

UNI

Topics: LAW-UP-MANJUNATH

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