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Bina Ramani testimony comes under scanner

New Delhi: Socialite Bina Ramani and aspiring model-cum-actor Shyan Munshi whose ``conflicting'' testimonies that eventually led to the acquittal of the accused in the Jessica Lall murder case on Tuesday came under the scanner of the Delhi High Court.

The Bench comprising Justice R S Sodhi and Justice P K Bhasin expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which the witnesses failed to give proper testimonies in the case.

``What is this? What type of English is this?'' the Bench remarked referring to the statements of Bina Ramani's submissions like ``I think he was the same person,'' "I guess,'' ``I believe,'' ``I think'' which she stated at various stages of her testimonies when she was asked to identify the prime accused.

Government counsel Mukta Gupta told the court that Bina Ramani in her testimony had stated that she confronted Manu Sharma immediately after the shootout and asked him to handover the pistol and had also asked her husband George Malihot to chase him. However, during the trial proceedings, when asked to identify whether Manu Sharma was the same person, Ms Ramani observed, ``I think he is the same person,'' a statement rejected by the trial judge as lacking in clarity. -- PTI

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