Mumbai: The Mumbai Police will start recording statements of Kings XVI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia's witnesses by Wednesday. Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has alleged that her former boyfriend Wadia intimidated and abused her in May during an IPL match between Kings XVI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.
Wadia has given a list of nine witnesses to investigating officer at Marine Drive Police station on July 2, out of which contact has been established with three witnesses. Serieka Lal, Loretta Joseph, Pooja Dadlani, Anneline Adams, Farah Oomerbhoy, Sweetie Burman, Kamlesh Shah, Rayaan Mustapha and Sharat Nath were named as witnesses.
Police have so far recorded statements of 12 witnesses named by Zinta, seven of whom have been described as "crucial witnesses" by the investigators.
Among those whose statements have been recorded are IPL Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel and COO of Kings XI Punjab Fraser Castellino. Witnesses Danish Merchant, Jai Kanojia and Parul Khanna have confirmed that Wadia "pulled" Zinta by hand during a "heated" argument, while Castellino said he did not see any fight or argument.
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