Pune: Mahatma Gandhi remained at the spot for around 20 minutes after being shot by Nathuram Godse and was not immediately taken to a hospital, V D Savarkar’s grandnephew Satyaki Savarkar claimed while deposing in a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Satyaki made the claim during his cross-examination by advocate Milind Pawar, who is representing Rahul Gandhi, before Special Judge Amol Shinde of the MP/MLA court in Pune on Monday.
According to Satyaki, the delay in taking Gandhi to a hospital reflected the alleged apathy of the government of the time towards him.
Meanwhile, Satyaki’s lawyer Sangram Kolhatkar filed an application before the court seeking permission to obtain Rahul Gandhi’s voice samples during his scheduled visit to Pune on August 22.
The defamation case relates to allegations made by Rahul Gandhi concerning V D Savarkar. The court is hearing the matter as part of the ongoing criminal proceedings.
