Mumbai: Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, the
key accused in the murder case of TV executive Neeraj Grover,
has got a new lawyer to defend her in the trial which will be
held daily from September 24.
Susairaj appointed advocate Sharif Shaikh to defend her
after her earlier counsels, Sudeep Pasbola and Murthy Acharya,
withdrew from the case following allegations that they had
threatened a prime prosecution witness.
Shaikh will cross-examine witness Usha Ramalu on
September 24.
Additional Sessions Judge C A Jadhav today said the trial
will be conducted on a day-to-day basis from September 24.
Susairaj and her fiance Emile Jerome Mathew, a navy
officer, have been accused of murdering Grover at the her
suburban Oshiwara residence in May last year following an
altercation.
Mathew today filed an application before the court
seeking home food in jail. The court directed jail authorities
to file their reply on the plea by September 24.
Bureau Report
