Mumbai Court to commence trial on hi-profile Dr.Asha Goyal murder case on January 13 after 17 years

There has been an endless 17 years wait for justice with no trial and resolve to the case leading to the hi-profile murder of Canadian National in the medical profession, Dr Asha Goyal.

Now comes a good news in sigh of relief to the family of the deceased that on January 13, the High Court is to decide on the commencement of the trial.

As yet, it is not clear who killed Dr. Asha Goyal and who is the killer. Dr. Goyal’s son Sanjay Goyal, who is also a doctor himself, has flown to India from Canada atleast 80 times to pursue this matter. But the legal battle is getting entangled in a legal claim.
It is alleged that when Dr. Asha Goyal had come to her brother Suresh Aggarwal’s house in Mumbai, Suresh Aggarwal along with his son-in-law Narendra Goyal and two employees Manohar Shinde and Pawan Aggarwal who killed Asha Goyal.
Accused Suresh Aggarwal and Manohar Shinde had expired during the trial itself. Asha Goyal’s second brother Subhash Goyal=a Canadian resident,
is absconding. He also has a warrant from Interpol, but no action so far has been taken.
In this case, an employee named Pradeep Parab has been made a government witness.

Now an hearing has been fixed for January 13, in the Mumbai Session Court, in which the court will decide on starting a trial against the main accused in this case. Whereas in this case, accused Narendra Aggarwal was acquitted by the sessions court. He but was challenged by the government, on which the High Court rejected the decision of the lower court.

In the last hearing of the case on 22 December 2018, the Bombay High Court quashed a trial court order acquitting Narendra Goel, the main accused in the murder of Dr Asha Goyal.
Police challenged the order of the trial court of 14 February 2016, in which Narendra Goyal was acquitted.
Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thackeray said that Narendra Goyal has cited that he was not in Mumbai on the night of 22 and 23 August 2003 and left for Delhi on the night of 22 August. Thackeray said that this defense needs to be investigated and this can only be done at the trial stage so that the prosecution is given an opportunity to verify the details.
Mukesh Vyas, counsel for Narendra Goyal, says that there is no evidence to establish murder charges against Narendra Goyal. Vyas further said that there is no evidence against Goyal other than the witness’s statement that Parab had told the police that Narendra Goyal had knowledge of the conspiracy.

Meanwhile Justice Mridula Bhatkar said that all the evidence and statements in this case should be thoroughly investigated and only then one can be acquitted.

News Edit by K.V.Raman