Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Key witness in Ambani's helicopter sabotage case found dead

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Key witness in Ambani's helicopter sabotage case found dead


Mumbai, Apr 28 (PTI) In a mysterious turn to the Anil Ambani chopper sabotage case, the man who spotted the pebbles in the fuel tank of the industrialist's helicopter was found dead today on a railway track in a Mumbai suburb and the police said it was a case of "suicide".
"Bharat Borge's body was found by police this evening. A letter was found on his person," Government Railway Police (GRP) Commissioner A K Sharma told PTI. Borge's body was found on the rail track this evening between Vile Parle and Andheri stations.

Borge was among the first persons to have spotted the fuel cap of Ambani's Bell-412 helicopter open on Thursday last and on inspection found pebbles and gravel inside, one day before he was scheduled to go to neighbouring Navi Mumbai.

Mumbai Police Joint Commissioner Rakesh Maria and Additional DGP(Railway Police) K P Raghuvanshi said tonight Borge's death was a case of suicide. Maria also said the motorman and the guard of a fast local saw the victim cross the track even when the train was fast approaching.

According to GRP sources, the letter recovered from Borge's person said some "Reliance" people came to see him and questioned him but he did not say anything and that he also felt they will do something to him. It was not clear to which of the Reliance group he was referring.

Borge's letter also said he had done nothing wrong and that the investigations into the alleged sabotage was going on the right track and that the Crime Branch will do a fair job.

There were no comments from the Anil Ambani Group which had alleged that business rivals may be behind an "attempt to murder" the industrialist by trying to sabotage his helicopter. PTI

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