Evidence of 9 more defence witnesses recorded in Jayalalithaa case

PTI Updated - March 13, 2013 at 08:18 PM.

The special court trying the disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today recorded the evidence of nine defence witnesses.

With today’s proceedings, the evidence of 42 witnesses had been recorded so far.

After the prosecution cross-examined three defence witnesses, Judge M S Balakrishna adjourned the matter to tomorrow when the recording of evidence would continue.

Jayalalithaa is facing charges that she accumulated wealth to the tune of Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate to her known sources of income when she was the chief minister for the first time from 1991 to 1996.

Published on March 13, 2013 14:48