Witness pleads giddiness, wealth case adjourned

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 8. After nearly three months, cross-examination of a bank officer, cited as a prosecution witness in the `disproportionate wealth case' against Ms. Jayalalithaa, recommenced before the court of Mr. A.C.

Arumugaperumal Adityan, Special Judge-I.

However, cross-examination was conducted only in part as the witness pleaded that he was suffering from giddiness. The case was posted for August 20.

It was in the first week of May that the witness, Mr. Vidyasagar of the Canara Bank, Mylapore, was last cross-examined by the defence counsel. Thereafter, as the Assembly elections intervened and as no new Special Public Prosecutor was appointed after the AIADMK Government took over, cross-examination could not be continued. Subsequently, an SPP was appointed.

During the last hearing on August 1, the witness did not turn up as he was under rest on medical advice.

Mr. Vidyasagar turned up today and was cross-examined for sometime by Ms. Jayalalithaa's counsel. Later, he complained of giddiness. The SPP also said the witness was not well.

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