Husband Accused of Domestic Violence paid Rs.2.50 Crore to Wife's side Witness to turn Hostile

The Domestic Violence case filed against Popular Builders promoter Raman Patel & his family members by his daughter-in-law took a new twist with cops finding Rs 2.5 crore cash had allegedly been given to turn witnesses.

On Thursday, City Police said that acting on a tip-off a crime branch team raided on Wednesday the house of complainant Fizu Patel’s maternal aunt, Nima Shah, 52, in Saumya Flats, Navrangpura & seized Rs 2.5 crore cash.

Cops said it has been learned that allegedly Nima had been given the money to make statements in favour of the accused in the case filed by her niece. Nima is Fizu’s mother Janki’s sibling.

A Crime Branch official said, “At her house, we found two suitcases filled with currency notes of the denomination of Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 adding up to Rs 2.5 crore. During primary questioning, Nima said the cash had been given to Fizu’s mother, & she had kept it at her home for safety".

The Police official said the cash had been received to change statements about the domestic violence so that the investigation could be derailed & the accused exempted from the case filed by Fizu on Aug 16 with Vastrapur police.

Police said that the cash had been given by one of the four accused — Raman Patel, his wife Mayurika Patel, their son Monang Patel or Fizu’s father Mukesh Patel, who was accused of provoking her in-laws to beat her. But the cops are still unsure which of the accused had given the money.

Police have also informed the IT-Department, suspecting the cash is black money collected by the builders family. 

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